Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one of the most common causes of liver inflammation. Your immune system makes IgM antibodies against HBV during the active stage, which begin to appear in your blood several weeks after infection with HBV. People with the hepatitis B vaccine will not have this antibody in their blood. The test is used to find out whether you are actively infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV).
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Overview:
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one of the most common causes of liver inflammation. Your immune system makes IgM antibodies against HBV during the active stage, which begin to appear in your blood several weeks after infection with HBV. People with the hepatitis B vaccine will not have this antibody in their blood. The test is used to find out whether you are actively infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV).