Viral hepatitis D can be treated relatively well with general treatment and medication, but the outcome and prognosis will vary from person to person, depending on the severity of the disease.
General treatment includes lifestyle modification and hospital care, such as rest, combining work and rest during the recovery period, eating a light and easily digestible diet, eating vitamin-rich fresh fruits and vegetables, avoiding alcohol, avoiding liver-damaging drugs, and preventing electrolyte disturbances, etc. Medication includes mainly liver-protective and anti-viral treatment.
Generally speaking, acute hepatitis and mild chronic hepatitis have a better prognosis, while severe chronic hepatitis has a poorer prognosis and tends to develop into cirrhosis, and heavy hepatitis is more difficult to cure.