Does this test have other names? HbsAg, HbcAB IgM, HA AB IgM,
Hep C AB; hepatitis B surface antigen; hepatitis B core antibody
IgM; hepatitis A antibody IgM; hepatitis C antibodies What is
this test? This is a panel of blood tests that looks to see
whether you have a hepatitis virus infection. The tests look for
either antibodies that your body has made against a hepatitis
virus or parts of a specific virus. Hepatitis, which affects the
liver, is commonly caused by one of several hepatitis viruses.
Hepatitis A, B, and C viruses are especially likely to cause
liver damage. These infect people through different routes and
cause varying degrees of liver problems. Hepatitis A is spread
by coming in contact with contaminated stool. You can also catch
it through sexual intercourse, by eating food prepared by an
infected person who didn't wash his or her hands after using the
bathroom, from contaminated food or water, or by putting an
object in your mouth that came into contact with an infected
person's stool. This