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The worst drug available- alcohol.
There are others, but alcohol is the most common.
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What is the cause of a small liver?
Cirrhosis and nodular cirrhosis can cause a small liver. Cirrhosis can be caused by alcohol abuse, hepatitis B and C, fatty liver disease, or something else.
The second leading cause of alcohol related death is?
Traffic fatalities.
What damage can cirrhosis do to the body?
The liver cannot detoxify the toxins , drugs in the body.
Is Cirrhosis of liver reversible or not?
It is not reversible. Cirrhosis is the final stage of liver failure, in which the hepatocytes (liver cells) have reached a stage of scarring which renders them unable to regenerate healthy, new cells. The treatment for cirrhosis, aside from drugs to relieve symptoms, is a transplant.
What disease puts dry spots on a liver?
It is liver cirrhosis because it can cause scarring of the liver.
What is a diseases marked by scarring of the liver that is cause by alcohol?
Cirrhosis
What conditions cause cirrhosis?
Chronic liver infections, such as hepatitis B and particularly hepatitis C, are commonly linked to cirrhosis.
How does obesity cause liver disease?
Yes. Obesity can cause non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, which will enlarge the liver and which my develop to cirrhosis.
Is cirrhosis communicable?
Cirrhosis is not a disease in itself, it is a stage of liver failure (the final stage, in fact). Whether it is "communicable" or not depends on whether the cause of the cirrhosis is communicable.
What is a deadly disease that is usually cause by drinking alchol a lot?
Cirrhosis of the liver.
Apart from hepatitis-C what is the most common cause for cirrhosis?
Prolonged abusive consumption of alcohol has been know to cause cirrhosis of the liver as well as an array of other diseases.
Is there cure for cirrhosis?
You do not die from cirrhosis of the liver. However, cirrhosis of the liver makes the liver susceptible to cancer. You die from cancer. The worse the cirrhosis, the greater the chance of cancer. If the cirrhosis is alcohol related, if you stop drinking immediately, it is possible to reverse it. Your liver can produce chemicals that dissolve the cirrhosis. Alcohol destroys those chemicals. Your liver constantly produces chemicals that make it heal itself. Alcohol destroys those chemicals.
