Hepatitis and how you can reduce your risks of getting or spreading this disease. Although less common, Hepatitis can also be caused by heavy long-term alcohol use, some medicines, and illnesses passed down from your parents. The liver keeps your body functioning smoothly. When the liver gets so damaged that it can't work properly, a transplant may be your only medical option.
Liver transplants are difficult, expensive and hard to get.
Even after a transplant, Hepatitis C may sometimes re-appear in your new liver. You can get Hepatitis A if you have contact with infected feces. The most common way this happens is through swallowing contaminated food or water. In either case, the virus can be transmitted by tiny amounts of feces that you can't see. Foods and liquids get contaminated by hands that aren't washed, or aren't washed right.