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Hepatitis D – Carcinogenic
August 11 , 2025
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- WHO has officially classified the Hepatitis D virus (HDV) as carcinogenic.
- Hepatitis D requires Hepatitis B virus (HBV) to replicate and increases the risk of liver cancer two to six times more than HBV alone.
- Around 75 percent of Hepatitis D patients may develop liver cirrhosis within 15 years.
- Co-infection of Hepatitis B and D leads to more severe liver disease than Hepatitis B alone.
- Universal Hepatitis B vaccination can indirectly prevent Hepatitis D, but current vaccine coverage in India remains low at around 50 percent.
- The WHO expects this carcinogenic classification to boost funding for research and global surveillance for HDV-related liver cancer.
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