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ANTI HBs DEVELOPMENT

I had an acute HBV infection 4 months ago and tested non reactive for HBsAg just last week. meaning i have already cleared the virus, I also got tested for antibodies against Hep B but its non reactive: 2/10 COV.

My question is how long will it take for the ANTI HBs to be detectable in the blood? It was 4 months ago since my symptoms first appeared. I just cant wait for the Anti Hbs to come out positive, since thats the only proof that I am immune to the virus.

Thank you.
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have a husband and children and they are all tested negative.

they must be vaccinated immediately, you should be very angry at your country i dont think making vaccines at birth is so expensive, hbv in cuba doesn t exsist anymore becuase of vaccine and cuba is not rich

dont ask am i contagious but make vaccine to all people close to you that is negative, hbv is contagious like flu in your conutry since so many people have it and spread and you should all be vaccinated, italy was the same before vaccines got mandatory at birth
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thank you stef. Im sure it was an acute infection. I just wanna ask if I am still contagious? I have a husband and children and they are all tested negative. stef can I still infect my husband if my Hbsag is already non reactive with unprotected sex?
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dont use old very old assays because sensibility is too low and they dont detect hbsag mutants, this is the first thing to do because if you have a hbsag mutation you get negative in the test but you are not

hbsab should get detactable between 6-12months, hbsag negative and appearance of hbsab is a very slow process even in acute hbv, hbv is very slow to clear

check also hbvdna with sensibility that reaches 6iu/ml or 12iu/ml (20iu/ml is too poor)

in any case if it was acute you will clear it 100%, you can make the process of antibody formation faster by:
liposomal vitamin c from livon labs, take about 50-100gr which is 5-10bags of the product daily
take selenium 400mcg daily
zinc 15-30mg

of course boosting of immunity works only in case of acute hbv, in cronic hbv immune system doesn t work and there is nothing to do until there is the nagalase enzym abnormal
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