Tattoos are a health risk :: Mmegi Online

Imprinting of tattoos or body artwork as one may say, is said to pose a health risk to people who undergo the long process of getting one depending on the size of the tattoo and the extent of piercing.

The Centres of Disease Control (CDC) caution people to be careful with the procedures of printing tattoos since they can lead to the spread of diseases like hypertitis A, B, C and HIV/AIDS. "If the equipment used to create the tattoo is contaminated with the blood of an infected person, one can contract a number of serious blood borne diseases. These include hepatitis C, hepatitis B, tetanus and tuberculosis," it said.

CDC says that hepatitis is the inflammation of the liver, and that it is also a group of viral infections that affect the liver. It says that hepatitis is the leading cause of liver cancer and the most common reason for liver transplants.

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Tattoos are a health risk

Imprinting of tattoos or body artwork as one may say, is said to pose a health risk to people who undergo the long process of getting one depending on the size of the tattoo and the extent of piercing.

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