How is Hepatitis B transmitted?

How is Hepatitis B transmitted?

• A. Sexual contact, infected needles, from mother to baby
• B. Fecal-oral contamination
• C. Airborne
• D. Blood transfusion

Answer: (A)

Hepatitis B spreads through contact with infectious body fluids, especially blood and sexual fluids. It can be passed during sex, by sharing needles, and from mother to baby at birth. That combination—sexual contact, infected needles, and perinatal transmission—covers the main routes people can acquire the virus, which is why it’s the best choice. Fecal-oral and airborne routes aren’t how Hepatitis B is transmitted, and while blood transfusion could transmit HBV, modern screening makes that route less relevant than the broader, multi-route description in this option.

Hepatitis B spreads through contact with infectious body fluids, especially blood and sexual fluids. It can be passed during sex, by sharing needles, and from mother to baby at birth. That combination—sexual contact, infected needles, and perinatal transmission—covers the main routes people can acquire the virus, which is why it’s the best choice. Fecal-oral and airborne routes aren’t how Hepatitis B is transmitted, and while blood transfusion could transmit HBV, modern screening makes that route less relevant than the broader, multi-route description in this option.