A nurse is planning to provide community education about viral hepatitis. Which of the following should the nurse plan to include in the teaching?

A. A series of four hepatitis vaccines is recommended: This is incorrect. Vaccines are available for hepatitis A and hepatitis B only, and they are not given as a single four-vaccine series to prevent all viral hepatitis types. B. Hepatitis B is transmitted by contaminated food: This describes hepatitis A, not hepatitis B. Hepatitis B is transmitted through blood, sexual contact, and perinatal exposure. C. Chronic hepatitis can lead to renal cell cancer: Chronic hepatitis (especially B and C) increases the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer), not renal cell cancer. D. Individuals with a history of viral hepatitis are not eligible to donate blood due to the risk of transmitting hepatitis viruses to recipients. Blood donation screening excludes donors with past hepatitis infection to ensure blood safety.