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Hepatitis D TransmissionA person must already have hepatitis B in order to get hepatitis D. Once a person has an active hepatitis B infection, hepatitis D transmission can occur in a number of ways. Among the things that can spread the hepatitis D virus are having a tattoo or body piercing done with dirty tools that were used on someone else; sharing drugs, needles, or "works" when "shooting" drugs; and having sex with an infected person without using a condom. Regardless of how it occurs, spreading hepatitis D involves contact with bodily fluids such as blood, semen, vaginal fluids, or saliva.
Written by/reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
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