UKMLA PLAB AMC USMLE Prometric MCQ

Question Number 0109

Question:
A lecturer is giving a talk about a ribonucleic acid virus that causes hepatitis. He is describing how this virus requires coinfection with a deoxyribonucleic acid virus to support its replication. This virus has been confined primarily to populations with frequent percutaneous exposures, such as drug addicts and hemophiliacs. Which virus or viral agent is he talking about ?

a) recombinant hepatitis B vaccine
b) hepatitis C virus
c) Hepatitis B surface antigen
d) hepatitis C vaccine
e) hepatitis D