Transmission routs of Hepatitis C

Transmission Routs of HCV( important)
HCV can be transmitted through many routs include:
1. Contact with Blood & blood products via :
• blood transfusions
• intravenous drug injection
• surgery
• tattoo
• body piercing
• dental procedure and settings
• dialysis
• sharing personal items: toothbrushes. nail clipper.
• cupping therapy: an ancient form of alternative medicine in which a therapist puts special cups on your skin for a few minutes to create suction. People get it for many purposes.
• acupunctures: a system of complementary medicine in which fine needles are inserted in the skin at specific points along what are considered to be lines of energy (meridians), used in the treatment of various physical and mental conditions.
• shaving tools, like razors.
• normal delivery birth and cesarean section.
• Sexual contact , if it is Hepatitis C (HCV) is spread through contact with an infected person’s blood -- which may be present because of genital sores or cuts(injury )or menstruation.
• Endoscopy
• Contact lenses, if it is an injured eye.
• Shisha (Narghile).
• Breast feeding, if there is a contact with blood.
• Tatbir

2. Sexual Contact: individuals with high-risk sexual behavior
3. Through The Placenta. infants of infected mothers