How is hepatitis C transmitted?
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You went to get a haircut yesterday and your stylist was having a conversation with another stylist in the shop. The second stylist said that her live-in boyfriend of three years just got a blood test and discovered he had hepatitis C. Your stylist shrugged her shoulders and said her boyfriend has never had any symptoms so she wasn’t going to worry about it.
- After the second stylist walks away, your stylist asks you about hepatitis C. Her first question is,
“is it serious?” . Answer this question as thoroughly as you can. (3 pts)
- How is it transmitted? (3 pts)
- Can she be vaccinated against it? (2 pts)
- Your stylist has heard of hepatitis A and hepatitis B, but never hepatitis C. Is it new? Explain. (2 pts)
