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Mom is a carrier for hepatitis b , doctor said our whole family would have it b/c of her, got tested and no one has it , should we be worried ?
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Get vaccinated: You should be sufficiently worried to get vaccinated for hep b. Then you won't need to worry.
Answered 4/20/2013
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No but getvaccines : Being a carrier is significantly lower risk of transmission than a chronic hep b patient. If all are negative for hep b, everyone in the family should get vaccinated against hep b.
Answered 1/29/2017
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