Which is not true about hepatitis B virus?
Ans. is 'b' i.e., Transmitted by faeco - oral route (Ref: Harrison, 18th/e, p. 2547; 17th/e, p. 1939)* Hep B is partially double stranded DNA virus, amongst the hepatitis viruses, HBV has maximum risk of perinatal transmission.Perinatal transmissionHAVHBVHCVHDVHEV-++++-+-
DNA virus
Transmitted by faeco - oral route
Can be transmitted from mother to child (Perinatal transmission)
Contains reverse transcriptase
Hepatitis Viruses