Mom 70 dnt drink but has Cirrosis(cirrhosis)?

My mom is 70 years old and NOT a drinker she was told yesterday she has Cirrhosis of Liver and they want to test her for Hep...how is it possible that this could have happen? could it lay dormate? Doctor told us she has had it for several years. Please if any one has adivse I could really use some in put.
Let me give you a little back ground I have two brothers who have Hep one of them has both Cirrhosis and Hep. My brothers have both spent time in jail the one who has both Hep & Cirrhosis has it because he is a drug additct & alcoholic. Could she have contracted it from either of them???

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Hello and welcome to the community.

I am so sorry you and your mother are going through this.

There are different form of cirrhosis and hepatitis.  There are genetic forms of cirrhosis.  It is most likely she has one of those.  A friend's mother, also a non-drinker her entire life, was diagnosed with one of those earlier this year.  

There are several forms of hepatitis also.  Hep A is usually caught from eating out and the staff not washing properly.  Most people do completely recover from this unless they suffer some sort of liver damage as a result.  They then carry antibodies to this virus and are no longer allowed to donate blood or organs.  Hep B is more serious and is passed through sexual contact with a carrier, but not as bad as Hep C.  Hep C is progressive and is generally caught from blood transfusions.  Nurses and doctors can get this if they get stuck with a contaminated needle or some other type of similar exposure.

Please keep us posted on your mother's diagnosis and condition.

Take care and God bless.