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Simultaneous infection with hepatitis B and hepatitis D is called

  • A.superinfection
  • B.reinfection
  • C.reactivation
  • D.coinfection

Answer: D

Coinfection means both viruses arrive together, usually giving a severe acute illness that nonetheless often resolves. Superinfection is delta arriving in someone already chronically infected with hepatitis B, and it carries a much worse prognosis.

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