hepatitis D virus

Pronunciation

Definition 1

A type of hepatitis virus that may be present in the body at the same time as the hepatitis B virus. 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 or sexual contact. Infants born to infected mothers may also become infected with the virus. Also called hepatitis delta virus. (NCI Dictionary)

Definition 2

A small circular enveloped RNA virus having a negative sense, single-stranded, closed circular RNA genome. It is considered to be a subviral satellite because it requires the assistance of viral particles from hepatitis B virus to replicate and infect other hepatocytes. (NCI Thesaurus)

Definition 3

Any viral organism that can be assigned to the species Hepatitis D virus. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

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