Categories:
Am I at risk of HCV,
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)
- If you received a blood transfusion or donated organ prior to 1992
- Taking drugs through a needle (injecting), even just once
- Receiving tattoos or piercings, mainly from unlicensed studios or from unsterile practice
- Historic health care in Eastern Europe, Russia, Egypt or North Africa, India or Pakistan
- Your mother or another household member has HCV
Less Common
- Have you ever spent time in prison, (especially prison tattoos)
- Sexual practices that can could cause exposure to blood (such as anal sex)
- Sharing personal items such as toothbrushes and razors
- Snorting drugs (use of straws and other shared means to snort)
