Prevention of Liver Cirrhosis

The most important step you can take to prevent cirrhosis is to avoid excessive drinking. It is best to consume an average of no more than two alcoholic drinks a day for men or one drink a day for women. If you have chronic hepatitis or other liver problems, avoid alcohol completely.

Some other causes of cirrhosis can be prevented. To avoid infection with hepatitis B and C, do not inject illegal drugs, snort cocaine, or have unprotected sex, especially with multiple partners. If you are considering body piercing or tattooing, make sure that the equipment is cleaned properly. Health care and emergency workers should follow infection control precautions carefully whenever they are exposed to blood. Hepatitis B also can be prevented with a vaccine, a series of three shots that is 90% effective.
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Sweat May Transmit Hepatitis B Virus During Sports

Based on a study done on 70 male Turkish Olympic wrestlers, a new study indicated that close contact sports, such as football, soccer, basketball or wrestling, may put players at risk of catching the hepatitis B virus (HBV) from their sweating opponents. Some of the athletes were found to carry the virus in their blood while some had the virus in their sweat.....Click HERE to get more details.