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I have chronic hepatitis b, can I become a nurse in the USA?

I have chronic hepatitis b and I live in the USA, I am 42 years old and now I want to go into nursing school, can I study and work as a nurse being hepatitis b positive in the USA?
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You definitely can work as Nurse even you have chronic Hepatitis B. By Law, you should not be required to be screened for Hep B when applying for a job.  
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