What is the mode of transmission hepatitis?

Hepatitis A virus (HAV):

- Fecal-oral transmission (consumption of contaminated food or water)

Hepatitis B virus (HBV):

- Blood-borne transmission (contact with infected blood or bodily fluids)

- Sexual transmission

- Vertical transmission (from mother to child during childbirth or breastfeeding)

Hepatitis C virus (HCV):

- Blood-borne transmission (contact with infected blood or bodily fluids)

- Sexual transmission (less common)

- Vertical transmission (rare)

Hepatitis D virus (HDV):

- Requires co-infection with HBV for transmission

- Blood-borne transmission (contact with infected blood or bodily fluids)

Hepatitis E virus (HEV):

- Fecal-oral transmission (consumption of contaminated food or water)

- Rarely, blood-borne transmission (transfusions, organ transplantation)