The modes of transmission of hepatitis B include
A) contact with blood, semen, vaginal secretions.
B) sharing contaminated needles, accidental inoculation.
C) from an infected mother to her infant during birth.
D) all of the above.

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Hepatitis B virus is transmitted primarily through percutaneous and perimucosal routes. While the hepatitis B antigen is present in the blood, the disease is highly transmissible with exposure to blood and body fluids of the infected individual. Exposure may occur through needlesticks or sexual relations with an infected person.

The Modes of Transmission of Hepatitis B Include