Open AccessHepatitis delta virus (HDV)
Author(s) -
Saif Jabbar Yasir,
Taghreed Abdul kareem Al Makhzoomy
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
medical science journal for advance research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2776-3870
pISSN - 2774-4892
DOI - 10.46966/msjar.v2i3.30
Subject(s) - coinfection , superinfection , hepatitis d , hepatitis , hepatitis d virus , virology , hepatitis b , medicine , hepatitis a , immunology , liver disease , hepatitis e , hepatitis b virus , virus , biology , hbsag , biochemistry , genotype , gene
The hepatitis D virus causes liver disease. It affects all ages. Some call it "delta hepatitis" (HDV). Hepatitis D patients have previously had hepatitis B, which is why they have this illness. Hepatitis D is spread when contaminated blood or bodily fluids come into contact with an uninfected person's body. Hepatitis D can be an acute infection or a chronic illness, depending on the person. Hepatitis D can produce severe symptoms, liver damage that lasts a lifetime, and even death. Hepatitis B and D viruses can infect people at the same time (coinfection) or they might develop hepatitis D after getting hepatitis B (reverse coinfection) (a condition known as "superinfection"). Hepatitis D is not prevented by immunisation. Hepatitis B vaccination, on the other hand, protects against hepatitis D infection.