How could I get hepatitis C?

Hepatitis C is spread by contact with an infected person's blood.

You could get hepatitis C by:

sharing drug needles

getting pricked with a needle that has infected blood on it (hospital workers can get hepatitis C this way)

being born to a mother with hepatitis C

getting a tattoo or body piercing with unsterilized, dirty tools

In rare cases, you could get hepatitis C by:

having sex with an infected person, especially if you or your partner has other sexually transmitted diseases

You CANNOT get hepatitis C by:

shaking hands with an infected person

hugging an infected person

kissing an infected person

sitting next to an infected person