Is early-stage liver cirrhosis contagious?
Disease description:
I have recently been diagnosed with liver cirrhosis and am planning to seek treatment at a hospital. I have been living with my family, but I am concerned about potentially infecting them. Does early-stage liver cirrhosis pose an infectious risk?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Shen Yonghua
Whether cirrhosis is contagious depends on its underlying cause. Generally, cirrhosis caused by hepatitis B or C virus is contagious to some extent. In contrast, cirrhosis resulting from non-infectious factors—such as alcoholic cirrhosis, cirrhosis due to metabolic disorders, or cirrhosis secondary to right heart failure—is not contagious.
