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Is a progressive degenerative disease of the liver that is often caused by excessive alcohol use or by viral hepatitis B or C?
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Cirohiss of the liver
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A progressive degenerative disease of the liver that is often caused by excessive alcohol use?
Cirrhosis
What is the definition of Cirrhosis?
Cirrhosis is a degenerative illness affecting the liver and causing scarring. Alcohol misuse and hepatitis C are thought to be the two main causes of this illness.
What liver damage results from alcohol abuse?
When progressive disease such as alcohol damage or hepatitis destroys enough liver tissue, the scarring that results shrinks the liver and constricts blood flow.
What is alcoholic hepatitis?
Alcohol Hepatitis is the inflammation of the liver from drinking large amounts of alcohol.
What causes postnecrotic cirrhosis?
1. Alcohol is a very common cause of cirrhosis2. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) refers to a wide spectrum of liver diseases that, like alcoholic liver disease, ranges from simple steatosis, to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), to cirrhosis. All stages of NAFLD have in common the accumulation of fat in liver cells. The term nonalcoholic is used because NAFLD occurs in individuals who do not consume excessive amounts of alcohol, yet.3. Chronic viral hepatitis is a condition where hepatitis B or hepatitis C virus infects the liver for years. Most patients with viral hepatitis will not develop chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis.4. Autoimmune hepatitis is a liver disease caused by an abnormality of the immune system that is found more commonly in women. The abnormal immune activity in autoimmune hepatitis causes progressive inflammation and destruction of liver cells (hepatocytes), leading ultimately to cirrhosis.5. Infants can be born without bile ducts (biliary atresia) and ultimately develop cirrhosis. Other infants are born lacking vital enzymes for controlling sugars that leads to the accumulation of sugars and cirrhosis.
What is the medical term meaning degenerative condition of the kidney?
There are a number of diseases of the liver, but in general the group is called hepatitis. A number of viral diseases may be familiar to you: Hep A, B, and C. Cirrhosis is another term which can be caused by excessive alcohol intake but also by some inherited diseases.
Which of the amendments passed for progressive progressive reform was later repealed?
Prohibition of alcohol.
What is the prevention of hepatitis?
By not abusing Drugs or Alcohol.
Is hepatitis incommunicable?
Certain types of hepatitis are communicable, these are the viral strains. There are several non-communicable types of hepatitis related to alcohol abuse.
What are the effects of excessive alcohol have on the liver?
Excessive alcohol use can cause a condition or disease called cirrhosis. It can be fatal.
How does alcohol harm you?
Moderate drinking is associated with better health and greater longevity than is either abstaining from alcohol or abusing it. Chronic, excessive alcohol intake can cause persistent amnesic disorder and dementia. One in 5 heavy drinkers will develop a fatty liver, this can lead to death if they continue drinking. Some alcoholics will get alcoholic hepatitis, an inflamed liver. If a person with alcoholic hepatitis keeps drinking, they have a 40% chance of getting cirrhosis of the liver.
What does the word hapetitis means?
do u mean hepatitis?this is irritation of the liver that can cause permanent damage sometimes. hepatitis may be caused by viruses or by medicines or alcohol. Hepatitis comes in various forms eg hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, hepatitis D and hepatitis E...hope that helped Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver.
