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Can A Child Contract Hepatitis-B Infection From A Carrier?
A member of our family has been diagnosed as hepatitis b carrier. She ( the hapatities b carrier ) has been looking after my little daughter ( 24 months old) for the last 3 months. My daughter has taken 4 series of vaccination against hepatitis b ( 1 directly after birth , and the other 3 vaccinations over the last 2 years). My question is that is there any chance that my daughter could be affected by the disease?
Mon, 9 Mar 2020
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Since your daughter is vaccinated and the caretaker is in a carrier state,the chance of infection may be less.Serological test can be done to confirm the presence of antibodies due to vaccination.
Hope that was helpful.Let me know if i can assist you further.
Regards
Dr.Saranya Ramadoss
General and Family Health Physician
Since your daughter is vaccinated and the caretaker is in a carrier state,the chance of infection may be less.Serological test can be done to confirm the presence of antibodies due to vaccination.
Hope that was helpful.Let me know if i can assist you further.
Regards
Dr.Saranya Ramadoss
General and Family Health Physician
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