Hepatitis C (Hep C) is usually spread when blood from a person infected with the virus enters the body of someone who is not infected. People can become infected with the Hepatitis C virus during such activities as:
- Sharing needles, syringes, or other equipment to inject drugs
- Needle stick injuries in health care settings
- Being born to a mother who has Hepatitis C
- Blood transfusions or organ donation before 1992
- Less common, a person can also get the Hep C virus infection through:
- Sharing personal care items that may have come in contact with another person’s blood, such as razors or toothbrushes
- Having sexual contact with a person infected with the Hepatitis C virus