A client diagnosed with hepatitis A asks how the infection may have been contracted. What is the correct response?
A. "Some medications have been known to induce hepatitis A."
B. "You may have been exposed through contaminated shellfish."
C. "You may have been infected through a recent blood transfusion."
D. "You have had Epstein-Barr virus before, and hepatitis A can co-infect you."
B
The route of hepatitis A infection is through close personal contact or by ingesting contaminated water or shellfish.
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