Is liver cirrhosis contagious

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My uncle due to long-term heavy drinking led to the occurrence of liver cirrhosis disease, now appetite becomes very poor, often appear body pain feeling, go to the hospital also carried out several times of treatment, now with drugs to relieve treatment, now many people suffer from liver cirrhosis disease, do you want to know about liver cirrhosis can be infectious?

Is liver cirrhosis contagious

First of all: cirrhosis is generally not infectious, cirrhosis patients are mostly post hepatitis cirrhosis, caused by chronic hepatitis B and chronic hepatitis C, therefore, post hepatitis cirrhosis cases are generally infectious. However, cirrhosis caused by other causes is not infectious.

Secondly, some patients have no obvious history of chronic hepatitis, but they often have a recessive development process of chronic hepatitis. There are also some unexplained cirrhosis, ultimately rely on liver biopsy confirmed that there is hepatitis B virus in liver tissue.

Finally: like chronic hepatitis, hepatitis cirrhosis is mainly transmitted through blood. General contact, such as working together, dining, shaking hands, talking and so on, will not lead to hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection.

matters needing attention

But blood transfusion, medical equipment pollution and other forms can cause hepatitis virus infection. For the family members of hepatitis B cirrhosis, should timely check the five indicators of hepatitis B virus, according to the situation of timely injection of hepatitis B vaccine for immune prevention.