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Can chronic hepatitis b inactive carrier clear hepatitis infection ?

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Dr. Gehrig Harris answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Hepatitis B: Roger the answer to your question is no, chronic carriers don't normally clear the hepatitis infection. 95% of people will clear an acute infection but if the infection becomes chronic they tend to keep the infection. The majority of chronic infections don't cause many problems but it can progress to liver cirrhosis in some cases. If you have hepatitis you should practice safe sex and see your doc

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Possible: For reasons that we do not yet understand a small percentage of hepatitis B carriers do clear the infection. Unless it is cleared hepatitis B carriers can transmit infection through sexual activity and blood exchange.

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Yes.: It is possible. The rate of clearance is low - maybe 1% per year or so. The diagnosis of the inactive carrier state and clearance can both be tricky so be sure you are speaking with someone knowledgeable about Chronic Hep B.

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