酒精肝肝硬化传染吗

Sep 27, 2022 Source: Cainiu Health
Disease description:

我的一个朋友由于长期喝酒,并且喝酒的量比较大,患有酒精肝肝硬化,所以想咨询一下酒精肝肝硬化传染吗?

Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Jin Zhongkui
Alcoholic liver disease is generally not contagious. This condition typically results from excessive alcohol consumption causing liver damage, and it is usually non-infectious, thus not transmissible. However, cirrhosis caused by viral infections may be contagious, primarily spreading through vertical transmission from mother to child, bloodborne routes, and sexual contact. If the patient has alcoholic cirrhosis, it generally does not spread.