What are the causes of liver failure?
There are several diseases which can cause a liver to malfunction. The causes of liver failure may be liver cell damage, obstruction to bile flow, viral hepatitis, drug induced hepatitis, cirrhosis, and liver cancer among many other. A defective synthesis of proteins and detoxification can cause damage to the liver cells. If the liver cells are damaged, one may experience loss of appetite, occasional fever, minor abdominal pains, bleeding, and discoloration of the eyes and skin to become yellowish. When there is a defective excretion and absorption of fat and fat soluble vitamins from the intestines, the bile flow may become obstructed. Viral hepatitis is one of the causes of liver failure. It may be acquired through sexual intercourse and through blood transfusion. There are several hepatitis viruses that affect the liver. These are hepatitis A, B, C, D and E infections. The hepatitis B is the most lethal of these hepatitis viruses. It causes damage to the liver cells as well as cause
