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Hepatitis A igm
Hepatitis a is a virus that is transmitted through contaminated water sources. It infects the liver and causes liver damage. The body is usually able to eradicate the virus and the infection does not become chronic. The hepatitis igm antibody is part of the early immune response against the infection. It is the first type of antibody formed. It can be measured in the blood during acute infection.
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: hepatitis a igm?
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A 20-year old male asked:
What does these results mean? Hepatitis B, Core AntibodyNEGATIVE Hepatitis A, AntibodyPOSITIVE Hepatitis A, IgM AntibodyNEGATIVE Hepatitis B, Surface AntibodyREACTIVE?
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A 29-year old female asked:
How long do Hepatitis A IGM antibodies last after exposure/Infection?
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A 34-year old asked:
My hepatitis a IgM antibody value has gone down, so that means the virus is going away?
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A 22-year old male asked:
What does these results mean Hepatitis B, Core Antibody NEGATIVE Reference Range: Negative Hepatitis B, Surface Antibody REACTIVE Hepatitis A, Antibody POSITIVE Reference Range: Negative Hepatitis A, IgM Antibody NEGATIVE Reference Range: Negative?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Could having a flu or cold when your blood is drawn cause a false positive on a Hepatitis A IgM test? Igg was negative.
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A 29-year old female asked:
What are the chances of a reactive Hepatitis A IgM antibody test being a false positive? Igg test was negative. Can you get a false positive if you've got a cold or flu when the test is run?
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A 29-year old female asked:
What does it mean if your Hepatitis A Antibody IGM test was nonreactive and your Hepatitis A Total Antibody WAS reactive? Are you infected or not? Is the Hep A infection from the past or recent?
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A 37-year old asked:
What is hepatitis b core ab IgM test?
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A 40-year old asked:
What is hepatitis b core ab IgM blood test mean?
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A 30-year old female asked about a female:
Is it good or bad that anti hbc Igm came out negative in the analysis after hepatitis b was cured. how should it be negative or positive? Thank you
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A 30-year old female asked about a female:
Is it good or bad that anti hbc Igm came out negative in the analysis after hepatitis b was cured. how should it be negative or positive? Thank you
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A 44-year old asked:
What to do about hepatitis b antigen, hep b core IgM - acute or chronic?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Does a Hepatitis A Total Antibody test look for IgM antibodies or IgG antibodies? Or does it look for both? Does it differentiate between the two on the results?
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A 23-year old female asked about a 23-year old female:
Hepatitis b +ve , anti hbe + ve, hbe ag - ve, anti hbc-igm:opel- ve . In which stage is my wife?
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A 26-year old male asked:
What does this hav result mean hav-igm is non reactive while hav -igg to hepatitis a virus is reactive?
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A 32-year old male asked:
Is this a lab error for Hepatitis B?: HBsAg(-), HBsAe(+), AntiHBc(+), AntiHBc IgM(-), AntiHBc IgG(-), AntiHBs(-). Repeated 3 more times with all (-)
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A 21-year old female asked:
I received an STD test that came back POS for Hepatitis A IgG and NEG for IgM what does that mean ?
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A female asked:
Please interpret my hepatitis b profile result: thanks HBsAg - reactive ANTI HBs- non-reactive ANTI HAV IgM- non-reactive HBeAg- non-reactive ANTI HBe?
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A 49-year old asked:
Can you explain results: CMV igm, hiv, hepatitis (a, b, and c), EBV igm- about?
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A 28-year old female asked:
I am 36 weeks pregnant. My hepatitis profile results indicate hepatitis e virus igm: non reactive (1.428). Do I have hep a, what's the risk?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Can getting the Hepatitis A vaccine or immunoglobulin two weeks after exposure still prevent infection even if you're already testing positive for igm?
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A 61-year old male asked:
Is this Hepatitis B chronic or acute, and active or not? I am 61y old male. Gallbladder removed in 2004. Blood test: HbsAg+,HbcAb Tot+,HBeAb+,HBeAg-,HBCAb IgM-,HBsAb non reactive. HBV PCR Quant is 5,710 IU/mL. Liver US: "Mild hepatic steatotis"?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I have persistent polyclonal B cell activation, raised igM and systemic flu like symptoms but docs are confused. No monoclonal bands, bence jones proteins or light chains. FBC normal. Negative, EBV, CMV, Strep, HIV, Hepatitis, Syphilis. Please help?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Lyme ELISA was positive but Western Blot negative. I have flu like symptoms with fevers, sore glands, raised IgM (general) and positive ANA, negative for EBV,CMV, TB,HIV, Hepatitis, Syphilis, Strep, H Pylori, VSV. Is this Lyme? If no what could it be?
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A 42-year old asked:
What are causes of elevated igm?
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A 45-year old asked:
When should a IgG vs a IgM test be ordered?
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A 37-year old male asked:
What does anti hbcag-igm non reactive means?
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A 58-year old male asked:
What is a large amount of IgM in your blood
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A 35-year old asked:
What does it mean if IgM and IgA levels drop lower?
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