The Good We Do To educate people, give them the latest, most
reliable information so they can make decisions for their own or
their loved Hepatitis D (HDV) Hepatitis D (HDV) is spread
through contact with infected blood. This disease only occurs as
a co-infection with hepatitis B, or in anyone who are already
infected with hepatitis B. Not everyone infected with the
hepatitis D virus will develop symptoms. You may develop a
sudden fever, extreme tiredness, nausea, lack of appetite,
abdominal or stomach pain, and yellowing of the skin or whites
of the eyes. Those at risk are injection drug users, people who
live with or have sex with a person infected with HDV and people
who received a transfusion of blood or blood products before
1987. Vaccination against HBV will prevent HDV. Other preventive
measures include avoiding exposure to infected blood,
contaminated needles, and an infected person's personal items
such as toothbrushes, razors, and nail clippers. Interferon
alfa-2b treatments may be beneficial to a s