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A Car Accident Occurred Right Outside the Hospital

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A car accident occurred right outside the hospital. Your friend Eddie who works in administration ran to the accident victim. He pressed a bandana over the cut on the victim's arm that was spurting blood until the emergency crew came. The victim was positive for hepatitis Be antigen. Is Eddie, who has not been vaccinated, at risk?


A) Yes, HBeAg indicates that the patient is infectious.
B) No, hepatitis E is spread only through fecal oral contact.
C) No, HBeAg is present during recovery, so the patient has hepatitis but is not very infectious.
D) Yes, but he can take penicillin to prevent the infection

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