tattoos, piercings. dds and drs who don’t follow safety protocols and it doesn’t have to be surg. it could be a colonoscopy. using other peoples razors and toothbrushes. sharing drug paraphernalia such as needles or even snorting drugs through straws, etc. blood transfusions before a certain date before they tested for hep c. we had a local blood place that was closed down because of health violations. we used to give blood and they’d extract the part they wanted and give us back what they didn’t. they paid us. Hep c is blood transmitted.