Synonyms in the broadest sense inflammation of the liver, inflammation of liver parenchyma, viral hepatitis, autoimmune hepatitis, toxic hepatitis Definition Hepatitis D is an inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis D virus (also: hepatitis delta virus, HDV, formerly known as delta agent). However, this is only possible if an infection with the hepatitis … Hepatitis D
Transmission and symptoms Transmission of the hepatitis D virus is mainly parental (via blood and body fluids), sexual or perinatal (at the birth of a child by an infected mother). The incubation period (time from the time of infection to the outbreak of the disease) is 3-7 weeks for HDV. The symptoms are similar to … Transmission and symptoms | Hepatitis D
Incubation period The incubation period is the time between infection with the virus and the first appearance of clinical symptoms. The incubation period in hepatitis D can vary from 4-12 weeks, up to 4 months. If it is a superinfection – a hepatitis D infection with existing hepatitis B – the time to the outbreak … Incubation period | Hepatitis D
