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Diagnosis
and Management > Managing
HBV > Recovery
Recovery
Recovery from an acute hepatitis B
infection is confirmed
when blood tests show that a person has lost the virus (HBsAg-negative)
and has developed the protective surface antibody (HBsAb-positive).
A person who has positive surface antibodies (HBsAb
or anti-HBs) has recovered and is no longer contagious to
others. Once a person has recovered, which can take
up to six months, they cannot pass the virus on to others.
Although a person who has recovered is protected against future
hepatitis B infections, they are still at risk for
other types of hepatitis viruses (i.e. hepatitis A
and C). Therefore, they should get the hepatitis A vaccine
and avoid risk factors for hepatitis C.
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