What disease is hepatitis D?

Hepatitis D is a viral hepatitis caused by hepatitis D virus infection. Hepatitis D

virus is a defective virus that cannot replicate itself and can only rely on hepatitis B virus or other hepatophilic DNA viruses for auxiliary infection. Hepatitis D virus is usually divided into two types: co-infection and overlapping infection according to whether there is hepatitis B virus infection basis. In most cases, patients will appear fatigue, nausea, liver pain, jaundice and other symptoms, patients through proper rest, reasonable diet, medication and other methods can be improved, generally can be effectively cured; but if not treated in time, may develop into chronic hepatitis, or even cirrhosis.

Daily life, can be through vaccination against hepatitis B virus infection, thereby reducing the incidence of hepatitis D virus.