Hepatitis B, C and D

Is hepatitis B, C and D worse than usual anywhere?

At or below its usual in every country that reports it.

What is hepatitis B, C and D?

Hepatitis B, C and D are virus infections of the liver. Hepatitis D only infects people who already have hepatitis B. Together they can cause lasting liver damage and liver cancer.

Signs
Many people feel nothing for years. Some get fever, tiredness, feeling sick, dark pee, pale poo, and yellow skin or eyes.
How it spreads
Through infected blood and body fluids: shared or unclean needles, unchecked blood transfusions, and sex. Hepatitis B also often passes from mother to baby at birth.
How to protect yourself
The hepatitis B vaccine also protects against hepatitis D. There is no hepatitis C vaccine. Avoid shared needles, insist on clean medical equipment, and use condoms.
Get medical help
Ask for a blood test if you might have been exposed. Medicines control hepatitis B and usually cure hepatitis C. Hepatitis D on top of hepatitis B is the most severe form.

In Dooram's words, from the World Health Organization. Source: WHO fact sheet: Hepatitis D, read 8 October 2026. General information, not medical advice.

Which districts are furthest above their usual?

9 districts are above usual.

Each district against itself. A large district always has more cases than a small one, so each is compared only with its own usual.

When does hepatitis B, C and D usually peak?

  • PakistanNo fixed season: it peaked in February 2024 and June 2025.

What "usual" means.

Sources. Field Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Division, National Institutes of Health, Islamabad, weekly report.