Hepatitis C Risk Factors

What are the risk factors that lead to this condition? Are you at risk of getting Hepatitis C? Below you'll find information on each of the known risk factors for this condition.

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Hepatitis C Risks


Factors that increase your chance of this infection:

  • Receiving a blood transfusion before 1992
  • Receiving blood clotting products before 1987
  • Long-term kidney dialysis treatment
  • Tattooing
  • Body piercing
  • Injecting illicit drugs, especially with shared needles
  • Having sex with partners who have hepatitis C or other sexually transmitted diseases


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