Hepatitis D

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:disease
gptkbp:affects liver
gptkbp:affiliatedWith viral hepatitis
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs hepatitis delta
gptkbp:canBe chronic
acute
gptkbp:cause fulminant hepatitis
rapid progression to cirrhosis
gptkbp:causedBy hepatitis D virus
gptkbp:coInfectionWith gptkb:hepatitis_B
gptkbp:complication cirrhosis
liver failure
hepatocellular carcinoma
gptkbp:diagnosedBy PCR
serology
gptkbp:distribution worldwide
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1977
gptkbp:hasNo specific antiviral therapy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hepatitis D
gptkbp:ICD-10_code gptkb:B17.0
gptkb:B18.0
gptkbp:MeSH_ID D006505
gptkbp:mortalityRate high in chronic cases
gptkbp:mostPrevalentIn gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Central_Asia
gptkb:Middle_East
gptkb:South_America
gptkb:Mediterranean_region
gptkbp:prevention hepatitis B vaccination
gptkbp:requires hepatitis B virus infection
gptkbp:riskFactor hemodialysis
blood transfusion
unprotected sex
intravenous drug use
living with hepatitis B carrier
gptkbp:superinfectionWith gptkb:hepatitis_B
gptkbp:symptom nausea
vomiting
abdominal pain
fatigue
jaundice
loss of appetite
gptkbp:transmission blood-to-blood contact
sexual contact
perinatal transmission
gptkbp:transmittedBy casual contact
breastfeeding
food or water
gptkbp:treatment gptkb:pegylated_interferon_alpha
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hepatitis_Testing
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5