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Which form of hepatitisvirus can only infect an individual who is already infected with another hepatitisvirus?

HDV
HAV
HBV
HEV

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Answer:

HDV

Step-by-step explanation:

Hepatitis D virus (HDV) is classified as a virusoid as it needs a helper virus to infect the host cells. The Hepatitis D virusoid can infect the host organisms who are already infected with another Hepatitis virus (HBV) which in turn serves as a helper virus for them. The Hepatitis D virusoid gets the gene products and other machinery required for completion of replication.

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