IV drug use accounts for about two thirds of all cases of hepatitis C.
People who have injected drugs, even once, are at highest risk for hepatitis C. In fact, the risk of getting HCV through IV drug use is much higher than the risk of getting HIV--about 60% to 80% of IV drug users are infected with the hepatitis C virus versus 30% infected with HIV.
The hepatitis C virus is easily spread by sharing IV needles, syringes, or other equipment used to inject drugs.
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