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Older people can be at an increased risk for developing hepatitis if which of the following factors is present?

A. Decreased social contacts
B. An active immune system
C. Skipping medications
D. Multiple blood transfusions



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Final answer:

Older people are at an increased risk of hepatitis with factors like skipping medications and multiple blood transfusions. Chronic infection by viruses like hepatitis C can lead to liver cancer due to weakened immune responses.


Explanation:

Factors that can increase the risk of developing hepatitis in older people include:

  1. Skipping medications
  2. Multiple blood transfusions

Hepatitis B is commonly transmitted through contaminated needles and from mother to child during childbirth; newborns are more likely to develop chronic hepatitis B due to their immune system.

Chronic infection by viruses like hepatitis C can lead to increased risk of liver cancer years after initial infection due to the weakened immune responses allowing the virus to persist.


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