Epidemiology of the Hepatitis D virus
Hepatitis D is a globally occurring liver disease. It afflicts those who have been infected by both the Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and also the Hepatitis D virus (HDV), since HDV needs the hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) to replicate. It is therefore most prevalent in countries where HBV infection...
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WikiJournal User Group
2020-03-01
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| Series: | WikiJournal of Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/WikiJournal_of_Medicine/Epidemiology_of_the_Hepatitis_D_virus |