Which blood-borne virus was frequently transmitted through blood transfusions in the past?

Hepatitis C can be transmitted through infected blood, including blood used in transfusions. Before screening for the virus became routine, transfusions were a frequent source of hepatitis C infection. The flu and viral hemorrhagic fever are not commonly spread through transfusions, and AIDS is a disease caused by HIV rather than the name of the blood-borne virus.

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