Do I Have Hepatitis D?

Do you have a diagnosis of hepatitis B?

Do you feel extremely tired all the time?

Do you have nausea and vomiting?

Do you have poor appetite?

Did you lose weight unintentionally?

Do you have pain over your liver, in the upper part of the abdomen?

Do you have a dark color of your urine?

Do you have a light colored stool (pale stool)?

Do you have yellowish tint to the whites of the eyes and skin (jaundice)?

Do you have swelling of your ankles (edema)?

Do you have itching skin?

Did you have unprotected sex with a person infected with hepatitis D virus?

Have you been in contact with an infected person's body fluids or in direct contact with infected blood?

Did you share razors, toothbrush or medical equipment such as a glucose monitor with someone infected with hepatitis D?

Based on your answers it is unlikely that you have hepatitis D. Hepatitis D is a viral infection that affects your liver. It is caused by the hepatitis D virus, which can be spread by contact with the blood or other body fluids of an infected person. Healthy people cannot be infected with the hepatitis D virus. This virus can only infect people who already have hepatitis B virus infection. Since there is no hepatitis D vaccine, the best way to protect yourself is to get vaccinated with hepatitis B vaccine. This way, you will be protected from hepatitis B as well as from future hepatitis D infection.

Based on your answers there is a possibility that you have hepatitis D. Hepatitis D is a viral infection of your liver caused by the hepatitis D virus. Hepatitis D, also called “delta hepatitis” represents a severe form of hepatitis that affects people who already have hepatitis B. Hepatitis D can be acute (short-term) and chronic (long-lasting). Chronic form of this condition can cause serious liver inflammation and long-term liver damage. People with chronic hepatitis B and D may develop cirrhosis and liver failure. Diagnosing hepatitis D is based on your medical history, physical examination and blood tests.

Based on your answers there is a high possibility that you have hepatitis D. Hepatitis D is an infection of your liver caused by a virus called the hepatitis D virus. Hepatitis D infection occurs only in people who already have hepatitis B. People can get both infections at the same time (confection), or people with chronic hepatitis B subsequently become infected with hepatitis D (superinfection). About 90 percent of people with superinfection are unable to fight off the virus, so they will also develop chronic hepatitis D. Your doctor will do blood tests for different types of hepatitis and assess your liver function and potential liver damage.