Which of the following should the nurse include when preparing a community program on hepatitis E?
A) Adolescents are at lowest risk for HEV.
B) Mortality is high for pregnant women with HEV.
C) HEV is transmitted through the parenteral route.
D) The incubation for HEV is 8 to 12 weeks.
B) Mortality is high for pregnant women with HEV.
Explanation: A) Transmission is fecal-oral, and waterborne outbreaks are common. The waterborne form of HEV typically affects adolescents and young adults.
B) The mortality rate is high for pregnant women with HEV, possibly owing to the hormonal and immunologic changes associated with pregnancy.
C) Transmission of HEV is fecal-oral, and waterborne outbreaks are common.
D) The incubation period is 3-8 weeks, after which symptoms and elevated ALT may develop.
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