Know The Risks

Don't live with a hidden virus, check the risk factors

By not sharing any equipment used even water. Get clean sterilised works

Sharing injecting equipment, such as needles, syringes, spoons and filters is a high risk factor

Always visit a professional and ensure you check their license

Having botox, lip fillers and other cosmetic procedures done in unsterile and un professional settings

Use a condom particularly with a new partner and ask for a Hep C test when getting an STI check

Rough, anal and prolonged sex with multiple partners can increase the chances of blood to blood contact

Don't share snorting tools as small drops of blood can be present

Sharing pipes, straws, notes etc to snort drugs. Membranes in the nose break down causing bleeding

When in prison it is important to have your own razor, toothbrush etc.

Having spent anytime in prison or a correction centre has been shown to increase your exposure to the Hep C virus

If you have had a medical procedure in a country with poor infection control testing would be reccomended

Anyone who had a blood transfusion pre 1989 in Ireland or in a country with poor or no blood testing

Always visit a professional body artist and ensure that ink is not shared but decanted and disposed

Having had a tattoo or piercing in an unsterilised and unprofessional setting can present some risk

Use a condom and specifically ask to be tested for Hepatitis C when you go for for an STI check.

Fisting, using sex toys or having multiple partners can increase the risk of blood being present.

Always visit a professional and research that infection control matches the standard here in Ireland.

Having dental or cosmetic procedures in countries without adequate infection control

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