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|Term=Hepatitis D virus | |Term=Hepatitis D virus | ||
|Short definition=Hepatitis | |Short definition=Hepatitis D virus (HEH-puh-TY-tis … VY-rus) A type of hepatitis virus that can coexist in the body with the hepatitis B virus. It significantly worsens hepatitis (inflammation of the liver) caused by hepatitis B. | ||
|Type=Cancer terms | |Type=Cancer terms | ||
|Specialty=Oncology | |Specialty=Oncology | ||
Latest revision as of 19:00, 11 January 2023
| Hepatitis D virus | |
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| Term | Hepatitis D virus |
| Short definition | Hepatitis D virus (HEH-puh-TY-tis … VY-rus) A type of hepatitis virus that can coexist in the body with the hepatitis B virus. It significantly worsens hepatitis (inflammation of the liver) caused by hepatitis B. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Hepatitis D virus - (pronounced) (HEH-puh-TY-tis … VY-rus) A type of hepatitis virus that can coexist in the body with the hepatitis B virus. It significantly worsens hepatitis (inflammation of the liver) caused by hepatitis B. Hepatitis D virus and hepatitis B virus are transmitted to others through blood or sexual contact. Babies born to infected mothers can also contract the virus. Also called hepatitis delta virus
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Hepatitis D virus
- Wikipedia's article - Hepatitis D virus
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