Can Hep B be undetectable?

Can Hep B be undetectable?

Hepatitis B viral load is low or undetectable and liver enzyme levels are usually low. About 10 to 25% of people who get hepatitis B as adults will become ‘chronic inactive carriers’, which means they can still pass the virus on to others and may develop long-term liver damage, although this is less likely.

Is hepatitis B not curable?

A vaccine can prevent hepatitis B, but there’s no cure if you have the condition. If you’re infected, taking certain precautions can help prevent spreading the virus to others.

What does a negative hepatitis B test mean?

A negative result means you don’t currently have hepatitis B. This test doesn’t distinguish between chronic and acute infection. This test is used together with other hepatitis B tests to determine the state of a hepatitis B infection . The hepatitis B core antigen test shows whether you’re currently infected with HBV.

Can a person with Chronic Hep B get it again?

People who clear the virus become immune and cannot get infected with the hepatitis B virus again. Acute infection can — but does not always — lead to chronic infection. Chronic hepatitis B is a lifelong infection with the hepatitis B virus.

What does it mean if your viral load is low for hepatitis B?

For people who have been diagnosed with chronic hepatitis B and delta coinfection, a low or undetectable hepatitis B viral load does not usually indicate that they’ve cleared both infections.

What’s the difference between hepatitis A and hepatitis B?

Although each can cause similar symptoms, they are spread in different ways and can affect the liver differently. Hepatitis A is usually a short-term infection. Hepatitis B and hepatitis C can also begin as short-term infections but in some people, the virus remains in the body and causes chronic, or lifelong, infection.

What does it mean to not have Hep B?

It means that you have never been exposed to the Hepatitis B virus, so you do not have the virus. Patients that have never been exposed to the hepatitis B virus should consider receiving vaccination for hepatitis B (a series of 3 shots), so they can not catch this infection in the future.

What does non reactive hepatitis B test results mean?

If your test results for hepatitis B came back as “Non-reactive” that is actually very good news. It means that you have never been exposed to the Hepatitis B virus, so you do not have the virus.

People who clear the virus become immune and cannot get infected with the hepatitis B virus again. Acute infection can — but does not always — lead to chronic infection. Chronic hepatitis B is a lifelong infection with the hepatitis B virus.

What does HBeAg mean on a hepatitis B blood test?

HBeAg (hepatitis B e-antigen) is generally detectable in patients with a new acute infection; the presence of HBeAg is associated with higher HBV DNA levels, thus, increased infectiousness. IgM anti-HBc – a positive blood test result indicates a person has a new acute hepatitis B…