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Once chronic hepatitus b has become active and has damaged the liver, when takng the appropripriate antiviral medication, can the virus become inactive at some time?
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Yes: Yes, treatment is likely to help. It has the potential to fully eliminate infection but does not always do so, but at the very least it should reduce the activity of the infection. Treatment is actually more effective in those who have active liver disease than those with inactive disease! See https://www.hepb.org/treatment-and-management/treatment/
Answered 11/2/2019
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