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Author Topic: Tattoos and Hepatitis C: What Are the Risks?  (Read 6716 times)

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Tattoos and Hepatitis C: What Are the Risks?
« on: March 05, 2015, 12:44:40 pm »
Studies show people with hep C are four times more likely to report having a tattoo. But no-one really knows what percentage of the HCV+ population was infected through unclean ink.
 
Already have a tattoo? Your hep C risk is greater if you got one before the early 1990s. Or if you got inked by a friend or in prison.

Already have hep c and want a tattoo? No problem. A good tattoo artist should always assume their client is positive and take the necessary precautions.

For more info: http://www.hepmag.com/articles/tattoo_hcv_2502_25887.shtml

 


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