Overview
Around 70,000 people in England don't know they have hepatitis C
Hepatitis C is spread by blood-to-blood contact, often with no symptoms. Prolonged hepatitis C infection can cause long-term liver damage.
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Do these risk factors apply to you?
Had a piercing, tattoo, electrolysis, semi-permanent make-up or acupuncture in a country or premises where infection control procedures may be poor or using equipment which may have not been sterilised.
Had dental surgery or dental procedures carried out in a country or premises where infection control procedures may be poor. Shared a toothbrush with someone who may have hepatitis C.
Recipient of blood transfusions before 1996 and/or those who have received treatment with an NHS blood product before 1986 in England.
Shared equipment used to take recreational or performanceenhancing drugs, such as steroids, even once.
People born or raised in a high prevalence country (Egypt, Pakistan, Portugal including Madeira, Russia, Poland and former Soviet republic states including Moldova, Latvia and Romania)
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