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Hepatitis B is spread when blood, semen or other body fluid infected with the Hepatitis B virus, enters the body of a person who is not infected.

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Solution

The correct option is A True
Hepatitis B is a contagious liver infection caused by Hepatitis B virus (HBV). It can pass from infected person to non-infected person through blood, semen or other bodily infected fluid. It also passes from mother to baby. Thus, the correct option is A.

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