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Hello i was just diagnosed with hepatitis b ,is there a treatment for me or can it naturally go away after awhile?

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Dr. John Fung answered

Specializes in General Surgery

Recheck in 6 months: For acute HBV infection, 80% of patients will become immune, the viral infection will resolve. In 20% of patients, the virus will persist, leading to a chronic carrier state. The timeline distinguishing acute from chronic is 6 months, in other words, if the HBV surface antigen persists after 6 months from onset of infection, the patient is labelled a chronic carrier. There is treatment for this.

Answered 1/16/2015

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