Which information given by a 70-yr-old patient during a health history indicates to the nurse that the patient should be screened for hepatitis C?

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Any patient with a history of IV drug use should be tested for hepatitis C. Blood transfusions given after 1992 (when an antibody test for hepatitis C became available)do not pose a risk for hepatitis C. Hepatitis C is not spread by the oral-fecal route and therefore is not caused by contaminated food or by traveling in underdeveloped countries.

Which Information Given by a 70-Yr-Old Patient During a Health