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Abstract HB 8 nnticen positive hepatitis runs a more difficult and prolol\ged course than heputitis A (HA), therefore attempts of active treatment for overcoming the virus would be a great step in its management and in the avoidance of chronic complications. Although the pathogenesis of acute viral htpatitis is understood, virus initiates immunological disturbances which led to hepatic cell injury, the indications of immunostimulatory therapy are that this devastating liver disease is mainly associated with hepatic virus. If this hypothesis is correct why, instead of immunosuppressiont not try to improve the patient’s immunity and help to eliminate viral infection? This idea ha.a been tested with levemisole and BCG vaccine, both are potent, mostly cell-mediated, stimulator of the defence syst |