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Liver
Conditions

Introduction

There are over 100 liver diseases and they can affect anyone, adults and children.

Those at risk of liver damage include people who:

  • Are overweight or obese and have a fatty liver
  • Drink too much alcohol
  • Have a liver infection, such as hepatitis B or hepatitis C, that has not been diagnosed and is not treated
  • Have a problem with their immune system that leads to liver disease
  • Are born with liver disease.
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B is a blood-borne and sexually transmitted infection which means it can be transmitted by blood to blood and sexual fluid contact.

Hepatitis B can also transmit from mother to child during childbirth.
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Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C is a blood-borne virus. Transmission of hepatitis C may only occur when the blood of an infected person enters the bloodstream of another person.
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Hepatitis A, D & E
Hepatitis A, D & E virus
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Alcohol-related liver disease
Alcohol-related liver disease (ARLD) refers to liver damage caused by excess alcohol intake.
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Fatty liver disease
Fatty liver disease is a condition caused by a build-up of fat in liver cells.
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Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
Steatohepatitis (NASH) is part of a progressive continuum in a group of conditions called non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), whereby a build-up of fat in the liver causes the liver to become inflamed and damaged.
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Cirrhosis
Cirrhosis develops when the liver is permanently damaged and scar tissue replaces healthy liver tissue.
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Liver Cancer
Liver cancer is a cancer affecting the cells of your liver. It can develop when liver cells become abnormal and keep multiplying and growing.
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Less Common Liver Conditions
Some less common disorders of the liver: Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, Autoimmune liver disorders, Galactosaemia, Haemochromatosis and Wilson’s disease.
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Stigma & Discrimination
People who live with a liver condition such as hepatitis B or hepatitis C, have reported been discriminated against.
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Migration & visa information
LiverWELL has produced an easy to understand introductory resource to support those affected in understanding how hepatitis B affects their visa application and some processes along the way.
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Liver health resources

View useful resources in multiple languages, including Arabic, Burmese, Chinese, Dari, Dinka, English, Karen, Khmer, Pashto Afghani, Urdu, and Vietnamese.

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LiverWELL acknowledges the support of the Victorian Government.
We welcome people from all cultures, nationalities and religions. Being inclusive and providing equitable services is our commitment.

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We acknowledge the traditional owners of the lands where we work - the lands of the Woi-Wurrung Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nations. We express our gratitude to them for their continued care and curation of these lands and waters. We pay our respects to Elders past and present.

LiverWELL observes and honours the Kulin Nation's intrinsic connection to land, sky and water, and the creator Bunjil. LiverWELL is committed to being led and informed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders on bridging health outcomes for communities and improving liver health.

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