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Broader types of Hepatitis D:
Incidence (annual) of Hepatitis D: 70,000 new cases in the USA 1990 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
Incidence Rate of Hepatitis D: approx 1 in 3,885 or 0.03% or 70,000 people in USA [about data]
Incidence of Hepatitis D: 70,000 new cases (1990) (Source: excerpt from Digestive Diseases Statistics: NIDDK)
Patient Profile for Hepatitis D: Only occurs in patients who already have Hepatitis B.
Complications of Hepatitis D:
see complications of Hepatitis D
Causes of Hepatitis D: see causes of Hepatitis D
Risk factors for Hepatitis D:
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risk factors for Hepatitis D
Symptoms of Hepatitis D: see symptoms of Hepatitis D
Complications of Hepatitis D: see complications of Hepatitis D
Contagion of Hepatitis D: Spread by infected blood.
More information:
see contagiousness of Hepatitis D
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Hepatitis D.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Hepatitis D.
Treatments for Hepatitis D:
see treatments for Hepatitis D
Prevention of Hepatitis D:
see prevention of Hepatitis D
Research for Hepatitis D:
see research for Hepatitis D
Organs and body systems related to Hepatitis D include:
Main name of condition: Hepatitis D
Class of Condition for Hepatitis D: viral
Hep D, HepD
Delta agent
Source - Diseases Database
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