A45-year-old woman was diagnosed 6 months ago with acute hepatitis b infection. she is unaware of how she contracted the virus. she takes no medications and since the diagnosis, she has started taking a multivitamin and has started exercising. she now has the following serologies: hbsag negative; anti-hbsag positive; hbeag negative; anti-hbcag positive. which of the following is the correct diagnosis?
a. chronic active infection with low infectivity
b. chronic active infection with high infectivity
c. resolved acute infection
d. resolved acute infection but contagious to sexual contacts
e. resolved infection but at risk for reinfection in the future

Resolved acute infection.

Explanation:

Infection can occur in the body by the attack of the pathogen or by the release of the harmful substances in the body. Two main types of infection are chronic infection and acute infection. Acute infection remain for short period of time.

The woman was diagnosed with hepatitis B infection. She can be diagnosed by the resolved acute infection as her serologies are consistent and shows the resolved infection of the hepatitis B and her immunity. Since, the woman shows the negative e antigens and she is not able to spread the disease to other individual.

Thus, the correct answer is option (C).

hmmm

true, i think.

i checked and it seems the answer is, true.