What is chronic hepatitis B infection?
You have chronic HBV infection when the virus continues to multiply in your body for longer than 6 months. Most people with chronic HBV infection have no symptoms. But they can pass HBV to other people, especially the people they live with or have sex with. People with chronic HBV infection are at increased risk of chronic hepatitis, which can lead to complications such as scarring of the liver (cirrhosis), liver cancer, liver failure, and death. If you need more information, see the topic Hepatitis B.
