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What Is Anti-hepatitis B Surface Antigen?

Posted on Tue, 5 May 2015

Question: what is ? anti-hepatitis B surface antigen

Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (24 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Antibody against hepatitis B surface antigen

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

anti-HBs is an antibody against hepatitis B surface antigen. The surface antigen is a major antigen when hepatitis B has infected a patient. The antibody develops either when the virus has infected the body or when a hepatitis-naive individual has been vaccinated.

A positive anti-HBs as the sole serum marker in the blood means prior vaccination. A positive anti-HBs with positive anti-HBc (core) means that the patient had been infected.

I hope I've helped you understand the nature of this marker.
Contact me again, if you still have questions.

Kind Regards!

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (31 minutes later)

what is hepatitis B surface antigen?

Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (7 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
It's part of the virus envelope

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

the surface antigen is part of the virus' outer layer (the envelope). The presence of the surface antigen signifies infection. The surface antigen is the first part of the virus to be detected in the blood after infection. If it remains in the blood for more than 6 months then the patient has chronic hepatitis.

Kind Regads!

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (16 hours later)

bleach enters my blood last time will that damage HBV vaccine or destroy it because i have vacinated

Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
No interference with the vaccine

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

there is no interference with the vaccine. You don't have to worry about that!

Kind Regards!

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (0 minute later)

bleach enters my blood last time will that damage HBV vaccine or destroy it because i have vacinated

Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (12 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
the vaccine can't be damaged

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

perhaps I've misunderstood your question... I don't know. What do you mean by "bleach enters my blood".
You can't damage the vaccine once it's done. If you were vaccinated then you can't damage the vaccine. I hope this is clear enough.

Kind Regards!

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (7 minutes later)

i got sore so i was thinking it will damge my HBV vaccine

Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (17 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
No damage to the vaccine

Detailed Answer:
As I've told you before, the vaccine can't be damaged after it has entered your body. Don't worry about that.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (23 minutes later)

ok thanks for the help

Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (1 minute later)

Brief Answer:
You're welcome

Detailed Answer:
You're welcome. I'll be glad to help again in the future!

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (1 minute later)

what is bleach made off

Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (2 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
sodium hypochloride is the main ingredient

Detailed Answer:
There are various chemicals but sodium hypochloride is the main ingredient. The hypochloride part is a potent acid.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (1 minute later)

i was told is oxygen and chorine make sodium hyproclorite which is bleach

Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (3 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Hypochloride contains chlorine and oxygen

Detailed Answer:
You're right about the chemical formula. Hypochloride is Cl and O (ClO-).
Sodium hypochloride (NaClO) is the main ingredient of bleach.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (21 minutes later)

what does chorine do to the immume system and blood or body

Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
It's one of the blood ingredients

Detailed Answer:
Chlorine exists in the blood in a concentration of 102mEq/L. In that concentration it's normal. Chlorine variation in the blood usually happens in loss of fluid, renal problems etc and the symptoms that may appear are attributed to the rest of the medical problems and the chlorine itself.

Bleach ingestion may harm the esophagus.

Kind Regards!

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar