Major Risk Factors for Hepatitis A, B, and C HEPATITIS A Person-to-person contact Poor personal hygiene Poor sanitation Unsafe sexual practices Employment or contact with daycare centers and healthcare institutions such as nursing homes Street drug use HEPATITIS B Hemodialysis Patients of custodial institutions for developmentally disabled Exposure to blood or blood clots products Needle-stick injury Sexual activity with multiple (heterosexual or homosexual) partners IV drug use Infants of HBV-positive mothers Tattooing Body piercing HEPATITIS C Hemophilia patients who received clotting products prior to 1987 Hemodialysis Organ transplant IV drug use Blood transfusion prior to 1992 Needle-stick injury Tattooing Body piercing Sexual activity with multiple partners 7 of 13 Terms and Conditions | Privacy Policy | Important Safety Information

What Is Hepatitis? Kinds of Hepatitis Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Risk Factors Other Types The Liver Testing for Hepatitis