Hepatitis C Health Center

Hepatitis C is transmitted through blood.

The following people have a higher risk of contracting hepatitis C:

• patients who received blood transfusions or organ transplants before 1992, the year when tests were made available to check for it
• people who have more than one sexual partner
• people who share needles or razors
• babies born to women who have hepatitis C

Prevention

Since treatment for hepatitis C is not always effective, it is best to PREVENT it rather than to have to TREAT it!

Four of the BEST ways to prevent hepatitis C:

1. Practice safe sex by using condoms, and knowing your partner.

2. Do not share needles or other objects that may have come in contact with another person’s blood, such as razors or toothbrushes.

3. Use gloves if you expect to be in contact with blood or other body fluids

4. If you decide to get a tattoo or a body piercing, make sure that the instruments used are sterile.