Hepatitis C (d) Hepatitis D or delta

Virus (d), also called delta virus Delta virus can not reproduce itself (reproduction), but the presence of another virus, so Vveros hepatitis C virus (d) There is always with hepatitis C virus (b) Hepatitis B. No virus (d) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at 8% of people with hepatitis C virus (b) at less than 2% of the holders of hepatitis C virus (b).

Modes of transmission
Hepatitis C virus (d) through blood transfusion or products. Or by contacting the *** j. Factors helping to move similar to the factors helping to spread hepatitis C virus (b). And addicted to drugs by injection are more injured.

Symptoms
When a patient infected with the virus (d) and virus (b) at the same time called HIV infection in simultaneous co-infection and when he spoke of infection (d) at any time when the patient infected with hepatitis C virus (b) is called superinfection super-infection.

Must be the additional possibility of infection with HIV (d) When a patient with hepatitis C virus (b) chronic, which is suffering from bad development and sudden illness. And usually there is a precedent or precedents of exposure to infected blood, for example, is addicted to injecting drug. In severe cases, and particularly severe hepatitis C virus (b) there is a high probability that there will be concurrent with HIV infection (d).

Treatment
Uses the drug interferon alpha-interferon-alpha for the treatment of patients with hepatitis C virus (b) and (d). Some studies suggest that the use of higher doses than those used for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (b) may be useful.

Diagnosis
Are diagnosed with concurrent infections or additional to the virus (d) by testing to detect the presence of antibodies to the virus (d).

Methods of prevention
To date, there is no vaccination against the virus, but since Ath need a virus (b) to be infection (d) Valttaim against the virus, (b) provides protection against viruses, even indirectly, for the virus (d). Patients infected with HIV (b) Understanding vulnerable to HIV infection (d), must therefore take the necessary preventive measures to avoid injury.