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viral is 350,cannot considered healed? Jul 20, 2009 a friend of mine has hepa b, the doctor said his viral load is so low, it is dormant, why is it not considered healed? |
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 Hepatitis B lives within the liver cell in the nucleus where it can reactivate years later. That is why it is important to get good follow-up over time to assess HBV activity. Hepatitis C lives in the cytoplasm so it is easier to eradicate. | ||||||||
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