Which is not true about hepatitis B virus: (A) DNA virus, (B) Transmitted by feco-oral route, (C) Can be transmitted from mother to child, (D) Contains reverse transcriptase
Answer is B. HBV is a bloodborne virus and infection is transmitted by parenteral, sexual and perinatal modes. The viral genome consists of paially double-stranded circular DNA. It has reverse transcriptase REF:ANANTHANARAYAN AND PANIKER'S TEXTBOOK OF MICROBIOLOGY 9TH EDITION PAGE NO-545