What is the primary mode of transmission for the hepatitis B virus?
Correct Answer: Blood and bodily fluids
- Step 1: Understand that hepatitis B is a virus that affects the liver.
- Step 2: Learn that the virus can be found in blood and other bodily fluids.
- Step 3: Recognize that the primary way the virus spreads is through contact with infected blood.
- Step 4: Note that it can also spread through other bodily fluids like semen and vaginal fluids.
- Step 5: Remember that this makes hepatitis B a bloodborne pathogen, meaning it is mainly transmitted through blood.
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