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pragya sharda

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on: Jul 16, 2018
Hepatitis B is spread by which type of transmission?
 
  a. Droplet nuclei c. Indirect contact
  b. Direct contact d. Food-borne vehicle

Question 2

What is the route of transmission for hepatitis?
 
  a. Gut c. Body fluids
  b. Genitalia d. Respiratory tract


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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Hepatitis B is spread by indirect contact. Tuberculosis and diphtheria are spread by droplet nu-clei. Hepatitis A, venereal disease, human immunodeficiency virus, staphylococcus, and enteric bacteria are spread by direct contact. Salmonellosis and hepatitis A are spread through food.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
The transmission route for hepatitis is blood and body fluids. The transmission route for cox-sackievirus and polio is the gut. Herpes simplex can be transmitted through the genitals. The res-piratory tract is the transmission route for influenza, mumps, measles, parainfluenza, respiratory syncytial virus, adenoviruses, rhinoviruses, varicella, and rubella.


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