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Medical Forum / General / General / April 2007i just want to ask if my hepa b status is contagious...
i cant really understand everything about hepa b...i went to a doctor and i took several blood test..HBs Ag its reactive and then Anti Hbe its also reactive and i also been tested for SGPT and Alkaline phosphatase...and the findings that the doctor told me is that im a chronic healthy carrier of viral hepatitis B....im so confused...because the doctor told me i dont need to drink any medicine...i dont know if im contagious i want to know... - Am i sick that needs to take any medicine... - Am i contagious...in my case... - how come the doctor didnt gave me any medicine to take since i have chronic hepa b carrier... thank you for the feedback...hope to hear from you soon... honey On Apr 16, 11:31 am, mariell...@yahoo.com wrote: > i cant really understand everything about hepa b...i went to a doctor > and i took several blood test..HBs Ag its reactive and then Anti Hbe [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > - Am i sick that needs to take any medicine... Do you feel sick? A chronic carrier usually has normal liver enzymes indicating minimal liver damage and or hepatitis. > - Am i contagious...in my case... Yes, you are contagious and those around you should take the vaccine against hepatitis B that come in close contact with you. The viral antigens indicate the actual virus being present. > - how come the doctor didnt gave me any medicine to take since i have > chronic hepa b carrier... You don't appear to be sick with no signs of clinical hepatitis. I don't know your healthcare status or access but you would need close monitoring with options in intervention with some limited success. I would keep track of your ALT, a liver enzyme test. Here are the indications for Interferon treatment. "Initiation of treatment with an FDA approved agent (oral or injectable) is considered medically necessary in patients with confirmed hepatitis B when all of the following criteria have been met: HBeAg either positive or negative, AND Detectable levels of Hepatitis B DNA, AND ALT at least 2X upper limit of normal http://medpolicy.unicare.com/policies/guidelines/DRUG/hepB_interferon_antiviral_ therapy.html > thank you for the feedback...hope to hear from you soon... > honey |
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