Hepatitis D is considered the most severe form of chronic viral hepatitis due to its rapid progression toward liver failure.
| Segment | Length (nt) | Predicted ORFs | Homology (closest) | |---------|------------|----------------|--------------------| | L (large) | 6,823 | RdRp (RNA‑dependent RNA polymerase) | 68 % aa identity to Tula virus L | | M (medium) | 2,938 | Glycoprotein precursor (GPC) | 62 % aa identity to Hantaan virus G | | S (small) | 1,327 | Nucleocapsid (N) & NSs (non‑structural) | 70 % aa identity to Seoul virus N |
Then she heard the sound again. Click-click-click. Not from the vents. From everywhere. From the walls. From the ceiling tiles. From the dark hallway beyond the shattered glass.
