Hepatitis delta virus

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-003812",
  "term": "Hepatitis delta virus",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A type of hepatitis virus that may be present in the body at the same time as the hepatitis B virus. It makes the hepatitis (inflammation of the liver) caused by hepatitis B much worse. The hepatitis delta virus and the hepatitis B virus are spread to others through blood or sexual contact. Infants born to infected mothers may also become infected with the virus. Also called hepatitis D virus.",
  "synonyms": [
    "hepatitis D virus"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/hepatitis-delta-virus/"
}