What happens if Hepatitis B infection is not treated?

In this section

There is no treatment for the acute virus infection itself but chronic hepatitis B can be treated with drugs, including interferon and anti-viral agents, which can help some patients.  The virus incubation period is 90 days on average, but can vary from about 30 to 180 days. HBV may be detected 30 to 60 days after infection and persist for widely variable periods of time  About 90% of healthy adults who are infected with HBV will recover and be completely rid of the virus within six months.

Hepatitis B virus can however cause a chronic liver infection that can later develop into cirrhosis of the liver or liver cancer.

In this guide