▁as ▁He pat itis ▁B ▁virus ▁and ▁He pat itis ▁C ▁virus ▁can ▁be ▁vert ically ▁transm itted ▁during ▁birth ▁via ▁contact ▁with ▁inf ected ▁blood . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁N ICE ▁publication , ▁" about ▁ 8 5 % ▁of ▁he pat itis ▁B ▁in fe ctions ▁in ▁new born s ▁become ▁chron ic ". ▁In ▁occ ult ▁cases , ▁He pat itis ▁B ▁virus ▁is ▁present ▁by ▁H B V ▁DNA , ▁but ▁testing ▁for ▁H B s Ag ▁is ▁negative . ▁High ▁consumption ▁of ▁alco hol ▁can ▁lead ▁to ▁several ▁forms ▁of ▁li ver ▁disease ▁including ▁alco hol ic ▁he pat itis , ▁alco hol ic ▁fat ty ▁li ver ▁disease , ▁cir r hos is , ▁and ▁li ver ▁cancer . ▁In ▁the ▁earlier ▁stages ▁of ▁alco hol ic ▁li ver ▁disease , ▁fat ▁builds ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁li ver ' s ▁cells ▁due ▁to ▁increased ▁creation ▁of ▁trig ly cer ides ▁and ▁fat ty ▁ac ids ▁and ▁a ▁decre ased ▁ability ▁to ▁break ▁down ▁fat ty ▁ac ids . ▁Pro gression ▁of ▁the ▁disease ▁can ▁lead ▁to ▁li ver ▁infl amm ation ▁from ▁the ▁excess ▁fat ▁in ▁the ▁li ver . ▁Sc arring ▁in ▁the ▁li ver ▁often ▁occurs ▁as ▁the ▁body ▁attempts ▁to ▁he al ▁and ▁extensive ▁sc arring ▁can ▁lead ▁to ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁cir r hos is ▁in ▁more ▁advanced ▁stages ▁of ▁the ▁disease . ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 3 – 1 0 % ▁of ▁individuals ▁with ▁cir r hos