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What is the difference between ACUTE and CHRONIC infection?

April 26, 2017acute chronic difference infection

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What is the difference between ACUTE and CHRONIC infection?

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Acute hepatitis B virus infection is a short-term illness that occurs within the first 6 months after someone is exposed to the hepatitis B virus; it is usually contracted by teenagers and adults with a full developed immune system. A person is diagnosed with chronic hepatitis B when they have the virus infection for longer than 6 months (confirmed through blood tests). It is usually contracted at birth or at a very young age when the bodys immune system is not fully developed.