Definition: A defective virus, containing particles of RNA nucleoprotein in virion-like form, present in patients with acute hepatitis B and chronic hepatitis. It requires the presence of a hepadnavirus for full replication. This is the lone species in the genus Deltavirus.
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Other names Hepatitis D Virus; Deltavirus; Delta Virus; Delta Agent; Hepatitis Delta Viruses; Hepatitis D Viruses; Deltaviruses; Delta Viruses, Hepatitis; Delta Viruses; Delta Virus, Hepatitis; Delta Agents