Hepatitis B is best described as which of the following?

• A. A kidney infection.
• B. A disease transmitted by airborne droplets.
• C. Causes inflammation of the liver.
• D. Only affects the kidneys.

Answer: (C)

Hepatitis B is about inflammation of the liver. The hepatitis B virus specifically targets liver cells, causing the liver to swell and not function normally. It is not a kidney infection, and it isn’t spread through airborne droplets; transmission occurs through contact with infected blood or bodily fluids (such as during childbirth, unprotected sex, or sharing needles). It can lead to acute illness or chronic infection that mainly affects the liver, not the kidneys. So the best description is that it causes inflammation of the liver.