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Do people usually recover from hbv infection?
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Hbv infection: 90% recover completely. Ten percent go on to chronic infection. 30% of those will go on to cirrhosis.
Answered 2/2/2012
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Usually: 90% will recover but 10% will go on to develop chronic hepatitis b.
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