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param on Oct 25, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Amit Gupta needs you

Sad! I am south asian and I just tried to register - they refused to sign me up as I have had hepatitis B in the past. In India, this is so common that people don't even know they have had it (I came to know about it 10 years after having it). I just remember having 'jaundice' once.

roshanr on Oct 25, 2011 [–]

If you've had jaundice as a kid in India, it was probably hepatitis A, in which case you are allowed to join. Probably worth double checking.

param on Oct 25, 2011 | [–]

I came to know about it after 10 years because I went to a doctor in the US for some check up. Thanks for cross-checking though

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