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How come Hepatitis B is protozaon?
I know it's a viral dse. But can it be protozan also? Source please, thanks. 10 points immediately for the most helpful answer.
thanks to both of you unfortunately I really HAD to choose just one.
I knew it wasn't a protozoan infection and our CI was just fooling us. I'm like so mad right now. I don't want to believe whatever he says anymore and he is just so cocky.
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- Hot Buns RisingLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
Hepatitis B is not a protozoan , it is a DNA virus , belonging to hepadnaviridae family.
so the answer is no, it can not be a protozoan. A protozoan is technically a living organism that can have several hosts, with humans usually serve as intermediate hosts . They are single celled eukaryotes. While viruses like hep B virus are obligate intracellular microorganisms that MUST depend on the host cell metabolic machinery for their replication. Viruses can interfere with the host' cellular system ( that is , at the DNA level ), while protozoa do not.
Source(s): 4th year medical student - Anonymous1 decade ago
Hepatitis is an inflammatory condition of the liver. It could be caused by viral or bacterial infections (hepatitis B being a viral cause), Parasitic infestation (E. histolytica or schistosomiasis), alcohol, drugs, toxins, etc. Hepatitis B is not a protozoan infection.
