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Rest is recommended during the acute phase of the disease when the symptoms are most severe.
Some people with chronic hepatitis may respond to alpha-interferon therapy. See liver disease - support group . There is a higher incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in those who have had hepatitis B virus infection than in the general population. Call your health care provider if symptoms of hepatitis B develop. Call for an appointment with your health care provider if hepatitis B symptoms do not resolve in 2 or 3 weeks, or if new symptoms develop.