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I wanted to know is chronic hepatitis b something you will have for the rest of your life?
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Hep B recovery: The course of hepatitis B may be extremely variable. Hepatitis B virus infection has different clinical manifestations and outcomes depending on the patient’s age at infection and immune status, and the stage at which the disease is recognized. Approximately 2% of people with chronic infection recover.
Answered 8/19/2014
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