Patient's question:
That I want to know if you need to get the hepatitis B immunoglobulin and hepatitis B vaccine. Because there is a hepatitis B carrier in my family, I want to get two shots at the same time / whether it will produce antibodies faster.Doctor's answer:
Your situation suggests checking the hepatitis B panel first. If protective antibodies are present in your body, they can prevent infection. If there are no antibodies, you can get the hepatitis B vaccine, which will help your body produce antibodies, and you won't need the hepatitis B immune globulin. Hepatitis B patients must receive proper treatment to recover quickly. Hepatitis B is difficult to self-cure because the vast majority of patients have immune tolerance and do not produce an automatic immune response to the hepatitis B virus (HBV), leading to chronicity. Generally, drugs are difficult to. Therefore, adopting the correct treatment method and forcing the body's immune system to produce an automatic immune response to the hepatitis B virus is the key to rapid recovery.