Transmission
Hepatitis B is an inflammatory ____ disease.
A. Liver
B. Kidney
C. Lung
D. Renal
A. Liver
True or False:
Blood banks will accept donations of blood from people infected with Hepatitis B.
False.
Blood banks will not accept donations of blood from people infected with Hepatitis B.
True or False: All employees who have occupational exposure should have a hepatitis B vaccine.
True
True or False
The only way to know if you are currently infected with HBV or if you still carry the virus is to ask your doctor to do a specific blood test for hepatitis B as it may not be included in a routine blood test.
True
True or False:
The Hepatitis virus remains in blood and body fluids, but can not infect others.
False
The Hepatitis virus remains in blood and body fluids, and can infect others.
Do not share anything that could have an infected person's blood on it. An example is:
A. Toothbrushes
B. Razors
C. Body piercing instruments
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Name two things that the Hepatitis B virus can be found in.
Blood, seminal fluid, and vaginal secretions
True or False:
If you are infected with HBV, you should not drink any alcohol.
True. Drinking alcohol may cause additional damage to your liver.
True or False: If you are infected with hepatitis C, you should not receive the hepatitis B vaccine.
False. If you are infected with hepatitis C and other chronic liver diseases, you should receive the hepatitis B vaccine.
All of these statements are true except one. Which is the exception.
A. Hepatitis B virus can be spread by being in contact with infected body fluids, and contaminated needles, including tattoo/body piercings
B. Hep B can be spread by sexual contact with an infected person.
C. Without intervention, 90% of babies born to infected mothers will not have a life expectancy change.
D. Hep B can be spread by a mother who nurses her baby
C. Without intervention, 90% of babies born to infected mothers will not have a life expectancy.
This is FALSE. Babies born to infected mothers will become chronically infected, reducing their life expectancy
Choose the correct answer:
A small/large number of patients may develop cancer of the liver.
Small
If you are exposed to hepatitis B, you should get a hepatitis B immune globulin injection within __ days following the exposure.
A. 7
B. 14
C. 2
D. 10
B. 14 days
The blood test for hepatitis B may not show positive during the incubation period. What is the incubation period?
A. 10-15 days
B. 45-180 days
C. 60-90 days
D. 30-60 days
B. 45-180 days
In some HBV carriers, the virus continues its silent attack, which over time can lead to cirrhosis, which is scarring of the ___.
Vaccination provides protection for more than __ years.
A.10
B.30
C.15
D. 5
C. 15 years