skate1. 1  ice skate (def 1). 2  roller skate. 3  the blade of an ice skate. 4  a skid on a lifeboat to facilitate launching from a listing ship. 5  to glide or propel oneself over ice, the ground, etc., on skates. 6  to glide or slide smoothly along. 7  Slang. to shirk one's duty; loaf.
Hepatitis C infection is caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). You can catch hepatitis C if the blood of someone who has hepatitis C enters your body. Exposure may occur: 1  After a needle stick or sharps injury.  If blood from someone who has hepatitis C contacts a cut on your skin or contacts your eyes or mouth.
Hepatitis C is usually spread through direct contact with the blood of a person who has the disease. It is caused by the virus HCV (hepatitis C Virus). The liver can swell and become damaged. In hepatitis C, unlike hepatitis B, liver cancer risk is only increased in people with cirrhosis and only 20% of hep C patients get cirrhosis. Feces is never a route of transmission in hepatitis C. Donated blood is also tested for hepatitis C.