Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S., accounting for almost 1 in every 4 deaths, and affecting significantly more men than women. 1  Annually there are around 2,626,418 deaths registered in the U.S. with the leading top 10 causes accounting for nearly 75 percent of all deaths.
WHAT DOES HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY TOTAL - REACTIVE MEAN. It means that you are infected with hbv or you have cleared the virus. HepB Core Antibody Total = HepB Core IgM Antibody + HepB Core IgG Antibody.
1 Hepatitis B envelope antigen â Shortened to HBeAg, Hepatitis B envelope antigen is found in the blood during acute and chronic Hepatitis B infection. 2  A positive HBeAg test indicates that the virus is replicating and the infected person has high levels of the Hepatitis B virus. Hepatitis B surface antigen â Shortened to HBsAg, the Hepatitis B surface antigen is a protein on the surface of the virus. 2  HBsAg can be detected in high levels in the blood during acute or chronic Hepatitis B infection. 3  The presence of HBsAg indicates that the person is infectious.