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hello, i have hapatit c vitus, this fact i knew when i was wheiting my baby. now my baby is 7 months and i tested him for hepatit c antibody and it showed "reactive" . does it means thet he have hepatit c ?
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What did your doctor say?

Presence of anti-body does not mean infected.  If anti-bodies are present, then test to determine if virus is present needs to be done.
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Many babies who get the virus from their mothers clear the virus spontaneously.  The antibodies would still be there even if he cleared the virus.  It is too soon to worry.  Search the archives on this forum for some very good references on transmission of HCV from mother to child.  ALAgirl posted the most complete studies.  I recall that the articles included some guidelines on pediatric evaluation of HCV risk and treatment.
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