Is subacute liver failure contagious?

Subacute liver failure may or may not be infectious. The specific situation is related to the cause of the disease.

Subacute liver failure refers to acute liver damage or acute attack of chronic liver damage, and liver failure syndrome occurs within 2~26 weeks of onset. If it is caused by improper drug use, excessive drinking and other reasons, liver failure is generally not infectious; if it is caused by viral hepatitis, it has certain infectivity. The source of infection is viral hepatitis patients and hepatitis virus carriers, which can be transmitted through mother-to-child, blood, sexual contact and other ways.