Hepatitis B virus is transmitted through infected body fluids like blood, vaginal secretions, and semen, and causes hepatitis B. The symptoms include tiredness, yellowish discoloration of skin and sclera, abdominal pain, dark urine, fever, and joint pain.
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HBV DNA level got lowered in seven months. Is it normal?
Query: Hello doctor, My husband had his blood test taken six months back and his HPV DNA level was 777 IU/ml. We went back for another blood test seven months later and it went down to 267 IU/ml. Is this good or bad? He has no scarring or damage to his liver and is not on any medications. He only found ou... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I think you mean HBV DNA (hepatitis B virus DNA) rather than HPV (human papilloma virus). I would want to know about the ALT (Alanine Transaminase) level of the patient as well as HBeAg (hepatitis b e antigen) and anti-HBe (hepatitis b e antigen). After that, the exact ph... Read Full »