What Does Hepatitis A Ab Reactive Mean?

Posted on Fri, 24 Feb 2012

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Question : what does hepatitis A ab reactive mean?

Answered by Dr. Gaurang Krishna (2 hours later)

Hello,

Thanks for the query.

It means that your body has been exposed to Hepatitis A virus and that your body has started building immunity against it.

Did you suffer from Jaundice in the past?

Hepatitis A is a very common cause of jaundice (acute hepatitis). It is commonly acquired thought contaminated water or food. It is not a chronic and serious infection like Hepatitis B or C. and usually gets resolved in 1-3 weeks.

Hope this answers your query. Should you have any further questions, please feel free to ask me.

Regards

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