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MeSH Heading: Hepatitis D
Tree Number(s): C01.925.440.450; C01.925.782.450; C06.552.380.705.450
Unique ID: D003699
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003699
Annotation: HEPATITIS D, CHRONIC is also available; do not confuse entry term AMAZON BLACK FEVER with BLACKWATER FEVER or BLACK FEVER see LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL
Scope Note: INFLAMMATION of the LIVER in humans caused by HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS, a defective RNA virus that can only infect HEPATITIS B patients. For its viral coating, hepatitis delta virus requires the HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS produced by these patients. Hepatitis D can occur either concomitantly with (coinfection) or subsequent to (superinfection) hepatitis B infection. Similar to hepatitis B, it is primarily transmitted by parenteral exposure, such as transfusion of contaminated blood or blood products, but can also be transmitted via sexual or intimate personal contact.
Entry Term(s): Amazon Black Fever; Black Fever, Amazon; Delta Hepatitis; Delta Infection; Delta Superinfection; Hepatitis, Delta; Infection, Delta; Labrea Disease; Superinfection, Delta
NLM Classification #: WC 536
Previous Indexing: Hepatitis B (1977-1985); Hepatitis B Antigens (1977-1985); Hepatitis, Viral, Human (1977-1985)
Public MeSH Note: 98; see DELTA INFECTION 1986-97; for HEPATITIS D see DELTA INFECTION 1986-97
History Note: 98(86)
Date Established: 1986/01/01
Date of Entry: 1985/05/07
Revision Date: 2019/06/17

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

transmission (TM)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0005790
Scope Note: INFLAMMATION of the LIVER in humans caused by HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS, a defective RNA virus that can only infect HEPATITIS B patients. For its viral coating, hepatitis delta virus requires the HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS produced by these patients. Hepatitis D can occur either concomitantly with (coinfection) or subsequent to (superinfection) hepatitis B infection. Similar to hepatitis B, it is primarily transmitted by parenteral exposure, such as transfusion of contaminated blood or blood products, but can also be transmitted via sexual or intimate personal contact.
Terms: Hepatitis D Preferred Term
Term UI T010799
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1986); Delta Hepatitis
Term UI T010795
Date05/07/1985
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Delta Infection
Term UI T010798
Date01/31/1997
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Hepatitis, Delta
Term UI T010796
Date05/07/1985
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Infection, Delta
Term UI T010797
Date05/27/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994)

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