AIPGMEE 2016 SPM MCQs

All of the following are blood-borne infections except:
(a) Hepatitis B
(b) Hepatitis C
(c) Hepatitis E
(d) Hepatitis G
Ans. (c) Hepatitis E [Ref. Park 21/e p!97, Park 22/e pi98]
HEPATITIS E:
• Enterically transmitted hepatitis non-A, non-B [HNANB]
• HEVis essentially a waterborne disease, transmitted through water or food supplies, contaminated by faeces
• Incubation Period: 2-9 weeks
HEV in pregnancy: Fulminant form is common in Hepatitis E infection during Pregnancy (up to 20% cases) with a
high case fatality rate (up to 80%)