Question

A patient is a 42-year-old man with a complain of vomiting, black stool, malaise etc and was diagnosed with hepatitis C. Regarding hepatitis C virus (HCV), which one of the following is most accurate?

a.
Chronic infection with HCV predisposes to hepatocellular carcinoma.

b.
The killed vaccine against HCV is poorly immunogenic, so booster doses must be given at least every 5 years.

c.
HCV is a defective virus that requires concurrent hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in order to replicate.

d.
Proper sewage disposal has significantly decreased the incidence of hepatitis C.​

Answer 1

Answer:

D.) is a right answer

Explanation:

proper sewage disposal has significantly decreased the incidence of hepatitis C.