Test results

[tejodouro]

here are my test results:
(1) ANTI - HBS AB /  result = Positive / Flag = @ / Reference = Negative
(2) HBS AG / Result= Negative / Flag = blank / Reference = Negative

My mother does not recall if I was ever vaccinated for hepatitis B (maybe yes or maybe no).  I never had hepatitis B.
How can my first test be positive?  does this mean that I was vaccinated?  I only had sex with one man in my life and he never had hepatitis (fully tested by his doctor).  How could I acquire a positive flag?  I was very sick when I was 11 years old with blisters on my mouth and high fever for about two weeks. Could that have been hepatitis B? I lived in Africa at the time.  Again, my mom did not have a docotor and does not know what that illness was.  Can one have hepatitis B from contact without sex and vaccine? Thank you for your help.

[tejodouro]

so, if I was vaccinated and this test became positive but I have a negative for  HBS AG, I still have the virus and can not donate blood? can I give the virus to my child? thanks.

[stef2011]

the blood exposed to viruses like hcv, hbv,ebv, cmv, herpes viruses and some others are never accepted and you should not donate blood/organs

we live in a balance with viruses, once they enter the body they are almost never 100% cleared but some dna might remain integrated inside cells (not the virus).this is why when hiv infected people gets to aids stage they have many infections

[freenikita]

No I dont believe you can. the blood bank will not accept any blood that has been exposed to the virus, even if cleared... (this is what i understand. please wait for others to confirm)

nikita

[tejodouro]

thank you. can I donate blood with these results?

[stef2011]

How can my first test be positive?  
vaccine or past hbv infection, it has no synthoms so if you never did blood tests it can be both

anyway it doesn t matter you are immne now for all ur life