Biology · Biodiversity | Variety of Life
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The major cause of hepatitis B is ___.
- A
Blood transfusion
- B
Blood clotting
- C
Absence of fibrinogen
- D
Contaminated soil
Hepatitis B is a potentially life-threatening liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). It is a major global health problem. Hepatitis B is spread when blood, semen, or other body fluids from a person infected with the virus enter the body of someone who is not infected. Hepatitis B is primarily transmitted through contact with infected blood or other body fluids through blood transfusion.
Hepatitis B is a potentially life-threatening liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). It is a major global health problem. Hepatitis B is spread when blood, semen, or other body fluids from a person infected with the virus enters the body of someone who is not infected.
Blood clotting, or coagulation, is an important process that prevents excessive bleeding when a blood vessel is injured. Blood is clotted in the presence of fibrinogen.
If the levels of fibrinogen are minimally reduced, there is less risk of bleeding but if they are low, the risk of bleeding is increased.
This option is incorrect.Hepatitis B is a potentially life-threatening liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). It is a major global health problem. Hepatitis B is spread when blood, semen, or other body fluids from a person infected with the virus enters the body of someone who is not infected.
Tagged under Biology · Biodiversity | Variety of Life · 2014