Dec 2017
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Can you get Hepatitis C by getting a tattoo or piercing?
Transmission of Hepatitis C (and other infectious diseases) is possible when poor infection-control practices are used during tattooing or piercing.
Who is at risk for Hepatitis C?
People who received body piercing or tattoos done with non-sterile instruments.
Fox News: Researchers are hoping that people will do some research about where to get a tattoo, after a study found a link between body art and hepatitis C.
The new study found that people with the virus were almost four times more likely to report having a tattoo, even when other major risk factors were taken into account, co-author Dr. Fritz Francois of New York University Langone Medical Center told Reuters Health.
Can you get Hepatitis C by getting a tattoo or piercing?
Transmission of Hepatitis C (and other infectious diseases) is possible when poor infection-control practices are used during tattooing or piercing.
Who is at risk for Hepatitis C?
People who received body piercing or tattoos done with non-sterile instruments.
Fox News: Researchers are hoping that people will do some research about where to get a tattoo, after a study found a link between body art and hepatitis C.
The new study found that people with the virus were almost four times more likely to report having a tattoo, even when other major risk factors were taken into account, co-author Dr. Fritz Francois of New York University Langone Medical Center told Reuters Health.
