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A 25-year-old female asked about a 23-year-old male:

I just want to ask if the hepatitis b virus reactive person whose a carrier could still be remove in the body?

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Dr. Joseph Gutmananswered

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Actually: There is no known way, at this time, to remove completely the virus from the body

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