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hepatitis

vr.tr.hepatitis · thing-q131742

Let an agent explain hepatitis and its main causes in general terms, relay prevention, vaccination, testing and treatment information from health authorities, and route personal symptoms, results and treatment questions to clinicians.

Thing Registry Information and virtual systems INF.KNW
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Understand What hepatitis is.

Causes

Causes and types.

Causes

Causes.

  1. What causes hepatitis, and how do the viral types differ in transmission and course? definition
  2. Is the user asking about their own symptoms or results, which needs a clinician? boundary

Course

Acute and chronic.

Course

Course.

  1. How does acute hepatitis differ from chronic infection, and what are the consequences? definition
  2. Which entry fits cirrhosis or liver cancer? action
Prevent Prevention and testing.

Prevention

Vaccines and hygiene.

Prevention

Prevention.

  1. What vaccines and prevention measures do health authorities recommend? provenance
  2. Which entry fits immunisation schedules? action

Testing

Testing.

Testing

Testing.

  1. Who should be tested according to guidelines, and how is testing accessed? provenance
  2. Which services provide testing locally? action
Treat Treatment and care.

Treatment

Treatment.

Treatment

Treatment.

  1. What treatments exist for each type, in general terms from guidelines? provenance
  2. Is the presentation free of personal treatment advice? boundary

Living

Living with hepatitis.

Living

Living.

  1. What support and rights information do health and patient organisations provide? provenance
  2. Which entry fits patient support? action
Public health Epidemiology and policy.

Burden

Epidemiology.

Burden

Burden.

  1. How many people are affected, and what are the elimination targets, from WHO? measurement
  2. Which sources and dates are cited? provenance

Study

Research.

Study

Study.

  1. What research is under way, and which references are standard? provenance
  2. How is hepatitis taught to health workers? action

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Information and virtual systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
INF
Domain
INF.KNW
Other names and narrower kinds
drug-induced hepatitis, granulomatous hepatitis, Toxoplasma hepatitis, viral hepatitis, cytolytic hepatitis, European Brown Hare Syndrome, alcoholic hepatitis, animal hepatitis, chronic hepatitis, Neonatal hepatitis, autoimmune hepatitis, Idiopathic granulomatous hepatitis

What it is Filled

Inflammation of the liver, most often caused by viral infection with hepatitis A, B, C, D or E viruses, and also by alcohol, drugs and toxins, autoimmune disease and metabolic conditions; it ranges from acute self-limiting illness to chronic infection leading to cirrhosis and liver cancer, and is a major global public health concern with vaccines available for some forms.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent explain hepatitis and its main causes in general terms, relay prevention, vaccination, testing and treatment information from health authorities, and route personal symptoms, results and treatment questions to clinicians.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Liver inflammation with many causes
  • Viral forms differ in transmission and chronicity
  • Vaccines exist for hepatitis A and B
  • Chronic forms are treatable and hepatitis C is curable with modern drugs

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Diagnose hepatitis in a specific person.
  • Disclose a person's hepatitis status without consent.
  • Spread stigma linking hepatitis to morality.
  • Recommend unproven liver remedies or stopping prescribed treatment.

Only with a human decision

  • Treatment and transplant decisions.

May

  • Explain kinds and causes of hepatitis and how they are prevented.
  • Point people to testing, vaccination and treatment services.

Moral aspects Filled

  • People with hepatitis face stigma and discrimination at work and in care.
  • Many infections are preventable or curable, so misinformation costs lives.

Who is affected

  • Patients
  • People at risk
  • Health workers

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody: a disease; health authorities track notifiable forms.

Master systems

  • Public health notifiable disease surveillance

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q101991 - registry parent class
  • Q102186501 - registry parent class
  • Q131345497 - registry parent class

related

  • inflammation - of the liver
  • liver - the organ
  • cirrhosis - a consequence of chronic disease
  • vaccine - for hepatitis A and B

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.hepatitis
  • Wikidata: Q131742 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131742)
  • ICD-10: B15-B19 and K70-K77 viral and other hepatitis codes
  • ICD-11: 1E50-1E51 and DB9 codes vary by cause

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • chronic hepatitis B and C: hundreds of millions people worldwide - WHO estimates; figures change
  • incubation: weeks to months time - by virus

Plane INF: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Liver inflammation confirmed by blood tests and clinical assessment
  • Viral types A to E have different transmission and courses
  • Cirrhosis and liver cancer are consequences with their own entries
  • Not visible as an object; may present with jaundice, fatigue and abdominal symptoms, or no symptoms.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • explain causes and types in general terms
  • relay prevention and vaccination guidance
  • relay testing and treatment information from authorities
  • route personal questions to clinicians

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Undiagnosed chronic infection progressing to cirrhosis and cancer
  • Transmission through blood, sex, birth and contaminated food or water
  • Stigma delaying testing
  • Agents giving personal medical advice

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • WHO guidelines on hepatitis B and C testing and treatment
  • National immunisation schedules
  • Notifiable disease reporting rules
  • Blood and organ donation screening rules

Context of use required Filled

  • Not applicable; a disease.
  • viral hepatitis A, B, C, D and E
  • alcoholic hepatitis
  • drug-induced and toxic hepatitis
  • autoimmune hepatitis
  • metabolic and fatty liver related hepatitis

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q131742: hepatitis - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Hepatitis - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should each viral type be a separate entry?
  • How should national guidelines be linked?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases including an animal disease; should they be split off?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q131742/spec.json