Needle stick injury
Sometimes you can get infected your skin is accidentally punctured by an infected needle. The persons most commonly involved in this type of transmission include nurses, doctors, and other paramedic staff. The risk calculated is however low and only accounts for 1 in 30 cases.
Laboratory technicians are a group of people with the highest risk of getting hepatitis C through this route. Because they are in regular and close contact with body fluids such as blood that may contain the infection.