How is hepatitis C transmitted?
A) Unintentional needlesticks
B) Fecal–oral route
C) Contaminated food
D) Airborne route
Ans: A
Feedback: Whereas blood transfusions and sexual contact once accounted for most cases of hepatitis C in the United States, other parenteral means, such as sharing contaminated needles by IV/injection drug users and unintentional needlesticks and other injuries in health care workers, now account for a significant number of cases. Hepatitis C is not spread by the fecal–oral or airborne route, and it is not spread by contaminated food.
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