病原生物学英文课件：Hepatitis Viruses.pptVIP

Geographic Distribution of HDV Infection HDV Prevalence High Intermediate Low Very Low No Data Taiwan Pacific Islands Transmission: similar to HBV, primarily through blood * Super-infection Co-infection Chronic hepatitis High risk of chronic liver disease (70-80%), progressing to cirrhosis and PHC HBV alone is 10-30% Severe acute hepatitis Fulminant hepatitis But, low risk of chronic infection (1-3%) Clinical Syndromes Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment Anti-HDV antibodies, delta antigen, HDV RNA HBV vaccine Interferon treatment The same as treatment of chronic vira