A hepatitis C infection can lead to severe liver damage, so it’s essential to know all of the ways it can be transmitted.
It can be tricky: More than 40 percent of people with hepatitis C cannot identify the source of infection.
Here all the ways hepatitis C can be transmitted in the hair braiding deregulation that increases hair stylist and your risk.
Blood transmission
The most common way to contract hepatitis C is through exposure to blood that contains the hepatitis C virus (HCV).
This might happen if you:
💉 IF YOU use a sew-in needle that someone with hepatitis C has already used.
💉 If YOU are stuck by a needle that has come into contact with blood that contains HCV.
💉 IF YOU share eyebrow razors that may have touched blood that contains HCV
