Hepatitis (inflammation of the liver) can be caused by a wide variety of insults to the liver. Which of the following causes of viral hepatitis is not transmitted from person to person by injection drug use?

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Hepatitis A is transmitted by the fecal-oral route of transmission. It is transmitted from person to person, especially in restaurants or by food handlers, when hand hygiene is ineffectively practiced. It is not transmitted by exposure to blood or body fluids via injection drug use. The other listed forms of viral hepatitis are transmitted in this manner.

Hepatitis (Inflammation of the Liver) Can Be Caused by a Wide