Question

Liver Cirrhosis

• How common is the disease (in the US)?
• What is the fatality rate of the disease?
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Answer 1

Liver cirrhosis:- This is the chronic disease,which causes liver failure.

Liver cirrhosis in U.S :-

In U.S, there 69% of people are unaware of having the liver disease. So approximately 0.27% of people in U.S are having the liver disease. The most common reasons for the liver cirrhosis in U.S are :-

* Hepatatis C.

* Alcoholic and non-alcoholic related liver cirrhosis.

* Bileduct Disease.

* Hepatatis B.

* Genetic diseases,etc.

The most important cause of much cirrhosis in U.S is alcohol after hepatatis C virus.

Fatility rate of disease:-

In U.S approximately every 35000 people die every year due to the cirrhosis. It is also 9th leading cause of death in U.S, which has 1.2% share on whole deaths in U.S.

This information has been given according to my knowledge and experience.