The school nurse is preparing a lecture on hepatitis B for a health class in high school. What is an important teaching point for the nurse to include about the transmission of hepatitis B? (Select all that apply.)
A) Hepatitis B is transmitted through the bite of an insect.
B) Hepatitis B is transmitted through sexual contact.
C) Hepatitis B is transmitted through blood-to-blood contact.
D) Hepatitis B is transmitted from the mother to her unborn baby.
E) Hepatitis B is transmitted through nonsexual household contact.
B, C, D
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Hepatitis B is transmitted from one person to another through sexual contact, blood-to-blood contact, or perinatally. It is not transmitted through casual contact. Several studies involving more than 1,000 uninfected, nonsexual household contacts with persons with hepatitis B infection (including siblings, parents, and children) have shown no evidence of casual transmission. Hepatitis B is not spread by mosquitoes or other insect vectors.
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