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The hepatitis C virus causes hepatitis C. Viruses are germs that can cause sickness. For example, the flu is caused by a virus. People can pass viruses to each other.
This answer is based on source information from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
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Hepatitis C is caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). There are two types of hepatitis C, acute and chronic. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is transmitted through blood. Common causes of hepatitis C infections include:
- sharing needles, razors, or toothbrushes with someone who is infected.
- accidental pricks with needles or other instruments tainted with infected blood.
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It is caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV), which is spread by coming in contact with the blood of someone who is already infected. You are at risk of having the virus if you have a history of intravenous drug use or if you have had a blood transfusion prior to 1990. There are several other risk factors that carry a lower risk including incarceration and sexual contact with someone infected with hepatitis C. Babies born to mothers who are infected also carry a low risk of contracting the disease.
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