How can you get cirrhosis?

The disease reduces the liver's ability to manufacture proteins, complex carbohydrates, fats, cholesterol , and to process hormones, nutrients, medications, and poisons.

Cirrhosis of the liver is a consequence of chronic liver disease characterized by replacement of liver tissue by fibrotic scar tissue as well as regenerative nodules, leading to progressive loss of...

Early cirrhosis is obviously the early stages of it. It is when it causes your liver to swell. Then, as more scar tissue replaces normal tissue, the liver shrinks.

Cirrhosis was first introduced by Laennec in 1826. hope this helps!!!! from: a friend!!!!!

Eliminating alcohol abuse could prevent 75-80% of all cases of cirrhosis.