Question

Read the below statements and select the correct option.

Statement 1: Hepatitis B virus is never transmitted via sexual contact with the infected person.

Statement 2: Hepatitis B can be diagnosed by spike protein antigen test.

• A. Both statement 1 and 2 are correct and statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1
• B. Both statement 1 and 2 are correct but statement 2 is not a correct explanation of statement 1
• C. Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect
• D. Both statement 1 and 2 are incorrect

Answer 1

The correct option is D Both statement 1 and 2 are incorrect

Hepatitis-B is a serious liver infection caused by the hepatitis-B virus; it is contagious as it spreads by exposure to infected bodily fluids. Its symptoms are variable and include yellowing of the eyes, abdominal pain and darkening of urine.

Among all structural proteins of SARS-CoV, spike protein is the main antigenic component that is responsible for inducing host immune responses.

Hepatitis B can be diagnosed by presence of hepatitis B surface antigen.