See Also: hepatitis a virus(medicine)
virus hepatitis(medicine)
non-A, non-B hepatitis virus(medicine)
Hepatitis b virus(medicine)
Hepatitis E virus(medicine)
Hepatitis C Virus(medicine)
virus B hepatitis(medicine)
hepatitis D virus(medicine)
virus C hepatitis(medicine)
virus A hepatitis(medicine)

hepatitis D virus (medicine)


hepatitis D virus


A small "defective" RNA virus, similar to viroids and virusoids, that requires the presence of hepatitis B virus for replication. The clinical course is variable but is usually more severe than other hepatitides.

Synonym: hepatitis delta virus.