Can a child contract hepatitis-B infection from a carrier?
Patient: A member of our family has been diagnosed as hepatitis b carrier. She ( the hapatities b carrier ) has been looking after my little daughter ( 24 months old) for the last 3 months. My daughter has taken 4 series of vaccination against hepatitis b ( 1 directly after birth , and the other 3 vaccinations over the last 2 years). My question is that is there any chance that my daughter could be affected by the disease? Doctor: HiSince your daughter is vaccinated and the caretaker is in a carrier state,the chance of infection may be less.Serological test can be done to confirm the presence of antibodies due to vaccination.Hope that was helpful.Let me know if i can assist you further.RegardsDr.Saranya RamadossGeneral and Family Health Physician