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Newly diagnosed but know I was diagnosed at 14 but told nothing to worry about. What do these results mean? My dr says his understanding is that I have a low viral load


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I recently received my blood test result showing that my HBsAg is reactive. I am very worried about what this means for my health and for my New Zealand work visa application.

Could you please explain:

  1. What this result means for my liver health?

  2. Whether my condition could affect my visa application?

  3. If I need any further tests (like liver function test or ultrasound) to provide for the visa medical requirements?

Thank you very much for your guidance.

I recently done my blood test, the results are shown as below. Can somebody explain me about this ? Should I be worried ?

hepatitis B virus surface Ab, quantitative immunoassay, serum - Normal
hepatitis C Ab, qual, IA, serum or plasma - Non reactive
HIV 1+2 AB + HIV 1 p24 Ag, qualitative immunoassay, serum - Nonreactive
hbcab (hepatitis B core Ab) igm, serum - Non reactive
HBsAg (hepatitis B surface Ag), EIA, serum - Reactive
TSH, serum or plasma - Normal
chlamydia trachomatis + neisseria gonorrhoeae rRNA panel, NAA + probe, QL, urine - Normal
RPR (rapid plasma reagin), serum - Normal
hsv (1+2) igg, serum - Normal