A patient with acute hepatitis B asks the nurse if treatment is available for the condition.What should the nurse explain to the patient?
A) Patients with acute hepatitis B can be given HBIG to help reduce the symptoms.
B) A variety of antiviral medications are available to treat acute hepatitis B,but serious side effects limit their use.
C) No medication is available for treatment of HBV infection.
D) Chronic HBV infection can be treated with interferon and lamivudine (Heptovir) and adefovir (Hepsera) .
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