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What exactly is the timespan from contraction to death for hepatitis b?
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Depends: In the very rare cases of acute fulminating hepatitis b, with an incubation period averaging 100 days, disease can be fatal in 2weeks or so. In chronic hepatitis, slow progression to cirrhosis with or without liver cancer takes several decades if it occurs.
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