A foster childâs return home is generally a planned activity, allowing the foster parent the opportunity to participate in the planning and to say good-bye to the foster child. This can be a difficult time, but the childâs return home represents a success. Returning home is the goal for most children in foster care.
Anti-HBs: Antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen is a marker of immunity. Its presence indicates an immune response to HBV infection, an immune response to vaccination, or the presence of passively acquired antibody.
INFECTIOUS AGENT. Hepatitis B is a disease caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV), a small, circular, partially double-stranded DNA virus in the Hepadnaviridae family. TRANSMISSION. HBV is transmitted by contact with contaminated blood, blood products, and other body fluids (such as semen).