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Which of the following hepatitis virus can be transmitted via oral-faecal route?

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HGV
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HBV
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HEV
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HDV
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Solution

The correct option is C HEV
  • Hev that is hepatitis e virus which causes the disease hepatitis.
  • The hepatitis virus enters the body through ingestion of the contaminated water or food which have the faecal matter released by the patients suffering from hepatitis.
  • When the contaminated food or water is orally ingested by the person the virus reaches the intestine where from where it is released in the bloodstream and it travels to the liver where the infection takes place.
  • Another virus such as hepatitis g spread by sexual contacts and from placenta from mother to child. Hepatitis b virus is transmitted through transfusion of infected blood and lastly, hepatitis d virus transmits via blood or contaminated food.
  • So the answer HEV is correct.

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