Screening is a method of finding out if you have hepatitis
before you begin to have any symptoms. Screening involves: -
Assessing your medical history and lifestyle habits that may
increase your risk of hepatitis - Undergoing tests to identify
early signs of hepatitis, including blood tests for hepatitis
antigens and antibodies—Antigens are foreign proteins.
Antibodies are proteins that your body has made to fight
infectious agents. The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) recommends screening for hepatitis in pregnant
women at their first prenatal visit and in people at high risk
for the disease. - Reviewer: Daus Mahnke, MD - Review Date:
03/2013 - - Update Date: 00/31/2013 -