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hepa b risk to wife May 27, 2006 what is the risk of a hepatitic-b man infecting his wife? |
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 The answer is that the risk can be nearly zero if the right steps are taken. Your wife should be vaccinated against hepatitis B with three doses of vaccine. Then she should have a blood test to be certain that she has made protective antibodies. Until then, condoms should be used. Dr. M | ||||||||
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