Common Signs And Symptoms Of Liver Damage

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Risk Factors Of Liver Disease

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Several factors may increase your risk of developing liver disease. These include hereditary liver diseases that can be passed on genetically from one generation to the next, overdose of certain medications such as acetaminophen and oral contraceptives, and chemical exposure to carbon tetrachloride and vinyl chloride. Other factors that may increase your risk of liver disease include obesity, type 2 diabetes, exposure to other people’s blood and body fluids, unprotected sex, multiple sexual partners, injecting drugs with shared needles, and using unsterilized equipment for body piercing or tattoos.

Blood transfusion and organ donation before June 1992, when sensitive tests for Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) were introduced for blood screening, also puts you at risk for Hepatitis C. Excessive alcohol consumption increases your risk of alcohol-related liver disease which is an otherwise preventable disease.