What are the chances of catching hepatitis C from a needle stick?

There is a risk of being infected by a needle stick from a patient with hepatitis C. Prompt blocking measures are recommended. Hepatitis C refers to hepatitis C, which is a disease caused by the infection of the body with the hepatitis C virus. Hepatitis C is a contagious disease, the source of infection may be acute and chronic hepatitis C patients as well as hepatitis C virus asymptomatic infected people, the transmission pathway including needlestick, injection, organ transplantation, blood transfusion, mother-to-child, sexual transmission, etc., and people of different ages and races are generally susceptible to hepatitis C virus. When accidentally injured by a needle, there is a certain risk of infection with the hepatitis C virus, it is recommended to promptly squeeze out the blood from the wound, rinse it and then disinfect it with povidone-iodine. Since there is no vaccine or immunoglobulin for Hepatitis C, it is important to disinfect the wound. It is also necessary to go to the hospital for a medical checkup to make sure that there is no infection in the body.