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Myth and Facts
Since the Hep C virus is not transmitted through contact with perspiration sweat, the risk is very low.
The risk greatly increases if, by any chance, the equipment is contaminated with infected blood. In that case, proper disinfection procedures must be followed and it is best to always wipe the equipment before each use.
Until now it has not been proven or documented that any Hep C virus transmission through a mosquito or any arthropod bite has occurred.
One study has demonstrated that the virus is able to live on surfaces at room temperature for a period of at least 14-16 hours but no longer than 4 days.
Another study showed that the virus can live on surfaces up to 6 weeks.
Therefore, special care must be exercised when you are suspect you are in a contagious area.
Although cure is now possible, and many new treatments offer a high rate of success, the prices of the hepatitis C treatments remain a concern for infected people in many countries.
In some countries the public health system, and in some cases the private insurance companies delay or even reject the possibility of treatments for many patients.
Although corporal fluids like the semen have yet to prove to be capable of transmitting the Hep C virus, sexual intercourse could possibly allow for the presence of blood.
Persons with multiple sexual partners or even stable couples with one of them having the infection could be a risk and safety measures should be practiced, including the use of condoms and avoiding practices that may increase the chances of blood contact, such as anal intercourse.
The answer largely depends on the preventative care that you take with your daily living activities.
Remember that transmission of the Hep C virus is mainly seen through blood to blood contact. Therefore safe practices such as not sharing razors or toothbrushes, having safe sex, and taking careful and mindful precautions not to allow any contact between blood or mucus membranes of yourself and of those in your household you might suspect of being infected, all lower your risk of becoming infected.
Currently there is no approved medication available to avoid the transmission of the Hep C virus from a mother to her child during the pregnancy.
If you are infected with the Hepatitis C virus, it is absolutely normal that once in a while you would like to have a glass of wine with a friend or maybe drink a couple of beers while watching a sports game on TV.
In your case, since you have the hepatitis C virus in your system, alcohol consumption is an extremely bad choice for your liver and your health in general.