Hepatitis C is an infection of the liver caused by the Hepatitis C virus, or HCV.
You can get Hepatitis C if your blood comes into contact with blood from
someone who already has the virus.
Those at greatest risk of contracting Hepatitis C include:
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Current or former injection drug users
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Anyone who received clotting factors before 1987
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Anyone on longterm hemodialysis
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Recipients of blood/solid organs before 1992
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Infants born to infected mothers
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Health care/public safety workers after needlestick involving infected blood
Less common causes of transmission include:
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Sharing a razor, toothbrush, or nail clippers with an infected person
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Exposure to unclean tattooing or body piercing instruments
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Unprotected anal sex or exposure to multiple sex partners
