| How is it passed on? |
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Hepatitis C is usually spread by contact with someone’s blood. If you have contact with your partner’s blood during sex then there is a chance that you could catch Hepatitis C.
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| Symptoms |
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Sometimes flu like symptoms or jaundice. Some people don’t have any symptoms.
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| What are the long term effects? |
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Liver damage and general bad health.
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| Can you get rid of it? |
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Hepatitis C cannot always be cured but some people are cured by a course of tablets. These tablets can have nasty side effects.
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