At Risk Hepatitis C is spread mostly by young people, those who share injecting equipment and those in prison. Hepatitis C is rarely if ever acquired from blood transfusion. People with Tattoos, children born to mothers with chronic hepatitis C infection, and people born in countries with a high prevalence of Hepatitis C are at higher risk. NO evidence of increased risk in people living in a house with an infected person. NO evidence of increased risk in casual contacts of Hepatitis C carriers.
Sexual transmission is a very low risk.
In Australia, blood, plasma, organs, tissues or semen form donors with risk factors for blood borne viral infections or with serological markers for Hepatitis C are excluded. Use sterile needles and syringes. People living with Hep C should take care to have separate washing, shaving and eating utensils, etc. Acute Hepatitis C Acute infection is often mild or produces no symptoms at all. May offer the best chance to clear the virus.