[bill1952]

Well, lets see.

Since all blood transfusions after 91 are free from Hep C, and the age of a middle schooler is probably too tender to have been exposed before that, then how did he get Hep C?

And don't say from sex. Although that possibility is theoretical, I know of no confirmed case.

[Ethrane]

"Since all blood transfusions after 91 are free from Hep C, and the age of a middle schooler is probably too tender to have been exposed before that, then how did he get Hep C?"

While the risk of Hep C (formerly non-A, non-B Hep) is certainly significantly reduced since 1990-91, all blood transfusion are NOT free from Hep C (at least to my understanding).

I think the quoted rate of transmission via blood product transfusion is about 1:100,000...