A friend is a heavy drinker, but diagnosed with HepA. Why not Alcohol Hep? What's the difference?

A friend lives in Spain and was recently diagnosed with Hepatitis A - he has an enlarged Liver and Spleen. After reading about Alcoholic Hepatitis, I am curious to know why this was not diagnosed, as I have been concerned about his drinking for a long time now and am worried the only reason that Hep A has been diagnosed over Alcoholic Hepatitis is because he hasn't disclosed accurate information regarding his level of alcohol consumption... Or is it that blood tests can say categorically that Hep A is the cause?

Hepatitis A is an infectious, contagious disease spread through contaminated sources of food and water or intimate contact.
Alcohol Hepatitis is the hepatitis of the liver due to over-consumption of alchohol; it is not contagious. If he has been diagnosed with Hepatitis A, then they have taken a blood sample and confirmed his disease through the sample. Hepatitis A will go away eventually as it is a sickness. Hepatitis of the liver (alcohol hepatitis) may or may not go away, depending on choices that your friend makes.

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