VIRAL INFECTION53_1slide.pdf

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Hepatitis D virus (HDV)• Transmitted by blood transfusion,intravenous drug use, sexual activity, andcontact body secretion• Infected with HBV:- coinfection: : expose to serumcontaining both HBV and HDV- superinfection: : chronic carrier of HBVwith new infection of HDV

Hepatitis D virus (HDV)• Clinical:- acute hepatitis- fulminant hepatitis- chronic hepatitis with cirrhosis

Hepatitis D virus (HDV)• Transmitted by blood transfusion,intravenous drug use, sexual activity, andcontact body secretion• Infected with HBV:- coinfection: : expose to serumcontaining both HBV and HDV- superinfection: : chronic carrier of HBVwith new infection of HDV

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