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Hepatitis C
Modes of Transmission
Hepatitis C is found in blood, and can be spread by:
- Sharing injection drug equipment
- Blood transfusion or organ transplant before 1992
- Receiving clotting factor concentrates before 1987
- An infected mother to her infant during delivery
- Occupational exposure through needle stick
- Sexual contact (rarely)
There have been no studies that have shown an association with military service or exposure resulting from
the following: medical, surgical, or dental procedures; tattooing; acupuncture;
ear piercing; or foreign travel. If transmission from such exposure does occur, it is too infrequent to detect.
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