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Exactly how easily is hepc transmitted some say is hard to transmit and some say it's easy I t seems like the possibilities are endless on how it could be passed
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683231 tn?1467323017
Hep c is not easily transmitted as you can read on numerous respected web sited like the CDC.

Hep c requires blood to blood contact

from the CDC

What are ways Hepatitis C is not spread?

Hepatitis C virus is not spread by sharing eating utensils, breastfeeding, hugging, kissing, holding hands, coughing, or sneezing. It is also not spread through food or water.

Who is at risk for Hepatitis C?

Some people are at increased risk for Hepatitis C, including:

    Current injection drug users (currently the most common way Hepatitis C virus is spread in the United States)
    Past injection drug users, including those who injected only one time or many years ago
    Recipients of donated blood, blood products, and organs (once a common means of transmission but now rare in the United States since blood screening became available in 1992)
    People who received a blood product for clotting problems made before 1987
    Hemodialysis patients or persons who spent many years on dialysis for kidney failure
    People who received body piercing or tattoos done with non-sterile instruments
    People with known exposures to the Hepatitis C virus, such as
        Health care workers injured by needlesticks
        Recipients of blood or organs from a donor who tested positive for the Hepatitis C virus
    HIV-infected persons
    Children born to mothers infected with the Hepatitis C virus


Even health care workers who had a needlestick involving a patient with known Hep c the risk per the CDC:

What is the risk for HCV infection from a needlestick exposure to HCV-contaminated blood?

After a needlestick or sharps exposure to HCV-positive blood, the risk of HCV infection is approximately 1.8%

As the risk for a health care worker with a needlestick from a patient with known hep c and the risk is only 1.8% I believe that speaks for itself on how difficult it is to transmit hep c

I trust this answers your question
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