Hepatitis B virus , abbreviated HBV , is a species of the genus Orthohepadnavirus , which is likewise a part of the Hepadnaviridae family of viruses.
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Hi, my son is three and has had a blotchy rash for about 5 weeks. Zyrtec helps it go almost completely go away, but if we miss a dose the rash comes back. The rash started just after he received his first Hep B vaccine. We have been to our...
Hi, I had my first twinrix (hep A, B) vaccination Dec 5, 2012 and the 2nd XXXXXXX 9, 2013. On XXXXXXX 10, 2013 I had a blood test which indicated HBSAG result is borderline positive. Is it possible that because I'm in...
Hi, regarding my sister that's been diagnosed with hepatitis b, she vomited bits of blood and also some blood from her nose. Then just yesterday she vomited a lot of blood in the school then passed out. What could be the cause? Below is the first...
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My father aged 64 years is detected as Hepatatis B positive, but the AFP (Alpha fetoprotein) level has shooted very high and the doctors are suggesting that is could be a tumor marker for Liver Cancer.
The reason why we went to the...
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A friend of mine who has Hep C (not sure of hep b status) recently cut his hand badly whilst at my house. He immediately washed his hand and covered the cut with a...
I am HBsAg non reactive but Hep B DNA is showing as barley abnormal. I did have a Hep b infection and thought it was cleared. What does this mean? All liver numbers are normal.
Hi sir,i was diagnosed jaundice 5 months before..did a hep B and C test..turned out negetive then...lft was...bilirubin 5.4,sgot and sgpt above 1500. i took ud liv 100 bd..after 1 month sgot/sgptcame down to 80 and...
my email: YYYY@YYYY : i would like to ask if you can translate to me my laboratory result
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my wife is a hbsag positive nad hbeag negative.my daughter was delivered on 8 april 2011.immediately after the delivery she was given hbig and hep b vaccine. the normal course for subsequent vaccination is 0,1 and 6 months however in the case of...
My fiance donated blood and tested 'Reactive' for Hepatitis B Core Antibody (HBc) but not for Surface Antigen Hepatitis B(HBsAg) and Non Reactive for Hepatitis C Antibody. He told me that he contracted it at birth...
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User : hbs -age b possitve person can controlled that diesese?
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User : Hi Im AAAAAAA I planning to work in Ca or plan to be an immigrant. Just got hold of my HEPA B profile result.
HBSAG - 2.335 - Reactive
Anti HBS - .042 -NEgative
ANti HBC Igc - .001 - Reactive
Anti HAV Igm - .008 - Negative
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I am professional Telecom Consultant and i had performed consultancy in different countries. Recently I was going to some country and a medical problem occured which name is Hepatitus B ( HBsAG ) which seems positive in my report rest i have throughly check with doctor and they told me its negative on your body and its not affecting you at all...
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The corners and borders of my eyes are more yellow than I feel they should be. I have my Hep B vaccine and I don t feel it s jaundice. Are there some more benign causes for yellowing in the eyes? I live in South Korea and have medical insurance. But communicating with practitioners can be a challenge. Maybe some pointers could help me.
i have a result of lab test which i dont know the meaning can u pls help me....... anti HBc Total (CMIA) - 0.08 C.O.V. 1,000 non reactive HBsAg w/titer (CMIA) -0.41 c.o.v. 1,000 non reactive AFP - 1.15 0.00 - 53.81 Anti HCV (ECLIA) - 0.09 c.o.v. 1,000 non reactive thank you
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hellow doctor my brother suffering for liver cancer and he has hepatitis b and c also. the affected area is near about 9 cm. as per reports and doctor is saying it could be hcc . please tell me what possibilities are for treatment. height- 5.2 feet . weight- 60 kg. hbsag- positive, anti hbc igm- positive, afp- 91.76, portal hypertension
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i am recently being diagnosed with Hep B as my wife and a child does not have this desease. I visited doctors in many of the hospitals and was advised that, i don t need any treatment further as it s virus is under control. If i would start having this Liv.52 HB, is there a possibility that, i could be cured completely & if yes, for how long do...
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i m an HBsAg positive person for the past 5 years. being a chronic hep b case i also took interferons for a year alongwith lamuvidin tablet. initially the viral load went below 20iu/ml but later it again went upto 1600iu/ml while i was going on with lamuvidin. since then i started entecavir which is for the last 1 & a half year. viral load for...
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My age is 25, height - 190cm, weight - 76kg, I am from Ukraine. Starting from Dec.24 I noticed flu simptomes, that grew till Dec.29 (cold, cough, weakness, 37.2-37.5 Celsium temperature). Than nausea, vomiting once per day and dark urine added. On Jan.1.2013 my eyes begin to turn yellow. On Jan.2.2013 my skin also began to turn a bit yellow. I...
Hi I am a 23 year man with height 6 4 and weight 60 kg. recently i am diagnosed with Hepatitis B with HBV PCR test and my consultant said that i have a immune tolerance against it and there is no need of medicinal therapy at the moment. he has asked me to randomly undergo the tests of SGPT/ ALT every 3 months and HBV PCR every 6 months. besides...
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hello there i got blood test last two mount ago i knw i have hep can u tell me is that cronic or plz. EPATITIS hepatitis A al.(igg+igm) + 83 . hepatitis A IgM 0.10 cut off hep b surf antig(Austr) 0.33 cut off hep b core AS IgG+=igM) negatief * hep b sufr antistoffen -7 mlU/mL negative is 10mlU/mL. hep c AS 0.05 cut off. LIVER sgot 25 31 sgpt +44...
I have a friend who has been diagnosed of being Hepatitis B positive. He has just had his profile taken and these are the results: HbsAg with titer-ECLIA method - 8,905; Anti Hbs-ECLIA - 2.0; HbeAg - 0.140; Anti Hbe (reverse) - 0.003; Anti Hbc IgM - 0.047; Anti Hbc IgG (reverse) - 0.444 Please interpret them and what can he do to prevent these...
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