How can you minimise the risk of contracting hepatitis C?
• never share needles, syringes or any other injecting equipment • make sure injecting equipment is new and/or sterile • never use contaminated tattooing and body piercing equipment • never share personal items such as razors, toothbrushes or dental floss • always use a condom and avoid sex with casual partners and/or decrease your number of sexual partners. There is no vaccine to prevent hepatitis C.
