Humans are the only reservoir of hepatitis C virus. The infection is mainly acquired through contact through broken skin with infectious blood (often through sharing contaminated equipment among injecting drug users).
Ljudje so edini rezervoar virusa hepatitisa C. Okužba se v glavnem prenaša ob stiku z okuženo krvjo skozi poškodovano kožo (pogosto z izmenjavanjem okužene opreme med uporabniki drog, ki si drogo injicirajo).