Hepatitis A, B and C are examples of which diseases?

• A. Hepatitis B and C
• B. Hepatitis A and C
• C. Hepatitis A only
• D. Hepatitis A, B, and C

Answer: (D)

Hepatitis refers to inflammation of the liver caused by different viruses. Hepatitis A, B and C are three separate viruses that all produce the same condition: hepatitis. So they are all forms of hepatitis, just different viruses. They differ in how they spread and in vaccination: Hepatitis A is usually spread through contaminated food or water and has an effective vaccine; Hepatitis B spreads through blood and body fluids and also has a vaccine; Hepatitis C is mainly spread through blood and currently does not have a widely used vaccine. Because each type is a form of hepatitis, listing all three reflects the group accurately. The other options leave out one or more types, which wouldn’t fully describe the set.