Hepatitis D

October 2007     View PDF     En español

Concerns for women, children and people over 50

In general, the concerns for women, children and people over 50 are about the same as those for HBV. (For more detailed information, read Project Inform’s publication, Hepatitis B.) HDV infection in a pregnant woman does not put the unborn baby at risk. Although children get HDV infection less often than adults, if a child with viral hepatitis develops cirrhosis, HDV infection is often the reason. Adults aged 60 years and older with HDV will more likely face more severe illness and death.