Which Statement Is True About Hepatitis B

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which statement is true about hepatitis B?

• A) Hepatitis B cannot exist in a carrier state.
• B) Immunity to hepatitis B does not occur after one attack.
• C) Hepatitis B can be transferred to an infant from a breastfeeding mother.
• D) The principal mode of transmission for hepatitis B is the fecal-oral route.

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Definitions:

Consumer Price Index

A benchmark for assessing the weighted average expenses of various consumer items and services like food, healthcare, and transportation.

Substitution Bias

A bias in measuring the cost of living or inflation that arises from the substitution of relatively cheaper goods for more expensive ones by consumers.

Basket of Goods

A fixed set of products and services, used to monitor changes in price levels over time to measure inflation.

Inflation Rate

The percentage increase in the price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time, reflecting a reduction in purchasing power.