how to check the 3-year old child for hepatitis C? whether it can be passed from mother? may be symptoms in children?

Respond Stanislav Y. Karpov, hepatology, gastroenterology, hepatology and gastroenterology clinic Medal Give blood for HCV-RNA. From mother to child virus can be transmitted during pregnancy, but with low probability - no more than 5%. Hepatitis C usually occurs without symptoms. Similar question: Can a child born of a sick mother infected with hepatitis c