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Hello, i took test for hep a ( hepatitis a abs, total ). result says reactive . that means i have hep a ?! so why my doctor said its normal ?

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Hep A: It just means that you have antibodies against hep A, because you were vaccinated against hep a as a child.

Answered 1/31/2015

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Doc yesterday my friend told me that the result of her medical was weak reactive in her blood what does it mean doc?she have hepatitis?

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Hello, I went to my doctor today to receive my Hep B AB Titer results and it was negative, non-reactive. What exactly does this mean? Should i worry?

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Whatdoes Hepatitis B Surface AB reactive mean? It says Hepatitis B serology consist with immunity to from previous hepatitis vacination&Hep A total AB

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I was tested for Hep C Virus AB the scale is from 0.0 to 0.9.. my result was 0.2, normal.. but why isnt it 0.0? Does this mean anything? Ive never done anything to have hepatitis

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Had reactive Hep C antibody test, then a while later a HCV RNA Quantative test that comes back not detected. Does that mean the hepatitis C virus is cured?

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