 | ||
   | ||
Email
Glossary |
|
Hep B, confused? Feb 13, 2002 I had the Hep B vaccine years ago and now I have Hep B? My Dr. said the virus stores in DNA and can come back. Can you shed some light on this? Thanks |
||||||||
 |
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
 |
| Response from Dr. Fried
 The hepatitis B vaccine does NOT cause hepatitis B. If you now have chronic hepatitis B (easily diagnosed by blood tests)several possibilities: 1. You already had chronic HBV before the vaccination, in which case the vaccination would not do anything 2. You had the vaccination, did not develop immunity (a rare event), and THEN became infected with HBV 3. You don't really have chronic HBV Your doctor can do blood tests that can help sort this out. | ||||||||
 Get Email Notifications When This Forum Updates or Subscribe With RSS
|
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
Q&A TERMS OF USE
This forum is designed for educational purposes only, and experts are not rendering medical, mental health, legal or other professional advice or services. If you have or suspect you may have a medical, mental health, legal or other problem that requires advice, consult your own caregiver, attorney or other qualified professional.
Experts appearing on this page are independent and are solely responsible for editing and fact-checking their material. Neither TheBody.com nor any advertiser is the publisher or speaker of posted visitors' questions or the experts' material.
Review our complete terms of use and copyright notice.
