Cirrhosis is the seventh leading cause of disease-related death in the United States
Cirrhosis and nodular cirrhosis can cause a small liver. Cirrhosis can be caused by alcohol abuse, hepatitis B and C, fatty liver disease, or something else.
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Cirrhosis may cause normal, moderately high or high levels of bilirubin, depending on exact features of the cirrhosis. Excessive consumption of alcohol is the most common cause of cirrhosis.
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Traffic fatalities.
Cirrhosis is not a disease in itself, it is a stage of liver failure (the final stage, in fact). Whether it is "communicable" or not depends on whether the cause of the cirrhosis is communicable.
Disorders like the inability to metabolize iron and similar disorders may cause pigment cirrhosis
Chronic liver infections, such as hepatitis B and particularly hepatitis C, are commonly linked to cirrhosis.