Hepatitis D virus

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Hepatitis D virus (HEH-puh-TY-tis … VY-rus) is a type of hepatitis virus that may be present in the body at the same time as the hepatitis B virus.

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  • It makes the hepatitis (inflammation of the liver) caused by hepatitis B much worse.
  • The hepatitis D virus and the hepatitis B virus are spread to others through blood products or sexual contact.
  • Infants born to infected mothers may also become infected with the virus.

Other names[edit | edit source]

Also called hepatitis delta virus.

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