Hepatitis D

Hepatitis D is an acute or chronic infection of the liver caused by an RNA virus, occurring either simultaneously with hepatitis B or as a superinfection in a hepatitis B carrier. It is usually more severe than other forms of hepatitis, is transmitted sexually or by exposure to infected blood or blood products.

More cases of hepatitis D reported from Sabarkantha in Gujrat

12 new cases of Hepatitis D were reported from 3 different blocks of Sabarkantha district in Gujrat. – Nearly dozen fresh cases of Hepatitis-D were reported from 3 different blocks of Sabarkantha district in Gujrat, where the liver disease has claimed 57 lives.

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