A client is diagnosed with hepatitis A and asks the nurse how to avoid infecting other family members. The nurse's response would be based on the understanding that the spread of hepatitis A is primarily
a. from person to person through fecal contamination or contaminated food and water.
b. sexual contact with an infected person who does not show symptoms of the disease.
c. by contaminated needles from a person who has some form of hepatitis.
d. through blood transfusions of improperly prepared blood.
A
Hepatitis A is transmitted by the fecal-oral route and by contaminated food and water. Sexual contact with an infected person, contaminated needles, and contaminated blood are modes of transmission for hepatitis B and C.
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