Health care workers who handle blood and blood products or have been exposed to acupuncture.

 Health care workers who handle blood and blood products or have been exposed to acupuncture.

Dialysis patients

A husband or wife with hepatitis C infection.
Complications
Cirrhosis of the liver
Liver cancer
Liver failure

 

Prevention

Make sure the tools used for body piercing or tattooing are sterilized

Use personal protection when dealing with blood and its derivatives and follow infection control standards

Avoid sharing personal tools with others, such as: razors, toothbrushes, scissors, etc.