The client asks how he contracted hepatitis A. He reports
all of the following. Which one is most...

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The client asks how he contracted hepatitis A. He reports
all of the following. Which one is most likely related to hepatitis A?

1. He ate home-canned corn. 

2. He ate oysters his roommate brought home from a fishing
trip. 

3. He stepped on a nail two weeks ago. 

4. He donated blood two weeks before he got sick.

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Hepatitis A is a liver disease that can be transmitted through contact. The causative agent is Hepatitis A virus (HAV). Hepatitis A cases may last from few weeks to several months. Symptoms of this infection include – nausea and vomiting, tiredness and pain in joints, pain in and around liver, loss of appetite, change in colour of bowel movements and urine.
The HAV infection most commonly occurs through faecal – oral route,

The client asks how he contracted hepatitis A. He reports all of the following. Which one is most likely related to hepatitis A? 1. He ate home-canned corn. 2. He ate oysters his roommate brought home...

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