My uncle was detected with hepatitis b in 2001. He was seriously ill for one month. But later he recovered. Last week he had to undergo a minor surgery. His blood test showed hepatitis b. Earlier, no one in my family had any knowledge on this disease. But now everyone is panicked. Some are saying, there is no cure for it. As of now, he is perfectly alright. It seems that the virus is dormant. Is there any treatment for it? Would starting any antiviral therapy like entecavir break the dormancy of the virus? What should we do now. Last month, one close relative of us died due to cirrhosis (after infecting with hepatitis b). Please advise me.