A patient recovers quickly from 'infectious hepatitis' after eating contaminated shellfish. Which virus, characterized by a short incubation, was likely responsible?
Q1. A patient recovers quickly from 'infectious hepatitis' after eating contaminated shellfish. Which virus, characterized by a short incubation, was likely responsible?
Answer: Hepatitis A
Explanation: Hepatitis A has a short incubation period and is transmitted fecally; Hepatitis B fails because it has a long incubation period.