Hepatitis and Tattoos WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Hepatitis and Tattoos
A serious risk involved with getting a tattoo is the contraction of Hepatitis C or Hepatitis B with use of a needle contaminated with the blood of an infected person.1Anyone interested in getting a tattoo should be aware of the risks and visit a few tattoo studios, look around and ask questions about the safety procedures.2
Fast Facts:
- It is uncommon to find a tattoo parlor that does not use sterile needles for each customer.3
- A typical symptom of hepatitis is fatigue.2
- Hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver, is a blood-borne virus with several forms.2
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Mayo Clinic: Tattoos: Risks and Precautions to Know First
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 University of Connecticut Health Center: Tattoos ... and the Risk of Hepatitis
- ↑ Your Total Health: Tattoos & Hepatitis Risk
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Amy Sandhu
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 27, 2009
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Amy Sandhu
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Tattoos and Hepatitis, Hepatitis From a Tattoo
- Last update: Oct. 27, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
