Is liver cirrhosis contagious

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I have a colleague who found liver cirrhosis during physical examination, so I dare not approach him, because I remember where I saw that the disease would be infectious, so I was afraid that he would infect me. Later, when my colleagues found out, they asked me the reason. After I stammered it out, he laughed. After he told me carefully, I also thought I was ridiculous. Would cirrhosis be contagious? Let's take a look.

Is liver cirrhosis contagious

First, liver cirrhosis is a chronic liver disease characterized by long-term damage to the liver due to different causes such as virus, vermicelli, alcohol or drugs, resulting in degeneration, necrosis and regeneration of liver cells, extensive fibrous tissue hyperplasia, and irreversible changes of liver structure. The main manifestations are swelling and pain of right flank, hardness, nausea, anorexia, fatigue, abdominal muscle tension, red thread, purple tongue and pulse string.

Second, liver cirrhosis is not infectious. Don't worry about it. Liver cirrhosis is generally not infectious, but hepatitis B may be infectious. It is a common chronic liver disease, which can be caused by one or more reasons. The liver is progressive, diffuse and fibrous.

Third, in the early stage, due to the strong compensatory function of the liver, there may be no obvious symptoms. In the late stage, liver function damage and portal hypertension are the main manifestations, and multiple systems are involved. In the late stage, there are often complications such as upper gastrointestinal bleeding, hepatic encephalopathy, secondary infection, hypersplenism, ascites, canceration, etc. Therefore, liver cirrhosis is not an infectious disease, and it will not be infectious to people, so we can contact them safely.

matters needing attention

The principle of diet for patients with liver cirrhosis is high calorie, high protein, high carbohydrate and high vitamin. It is appropriate to limit high fat and easy to digest diet. The patient of liver cirrhosis should be checked in time, don't wait for the condition to be serious, it will be difficult to treat.