Viral infection not transmitted by blood transfusion is: (A) Parvovirus B-19, (B) Dengue virus, (C) Cytomegalovirus, (D) Hepatitis G virus
Answer is B. Dengue fever is transmitted by the bite of Aedes aegypti mosquito. Parvovirus transmission through respiratory route and blood. Hepatitis by parental, sexual and perinatal. Cytomegalovirus - transmitted by transplacental route, postnatal infection by sexual intercourse, blood transfusion and organ transplantation. Ref: Baveja textbook of microbiology; 4th edition.