Huh. I’m curious why they are focusing on the ink as the vector for this pathogen, but no mention of the shop’s sterile procedures (although given that one of the four patients had the tattoo as far back as 35 years ago, a proper investigation might have been tough.)
I think the PSA here is:
If you want to get a tattoo, check and research both the shop and artists on your own before committing. Make sure that they are following all possible health care practices, including their use of legit sourced tools and equipment. And please, please, follow the shop’s post-care instructions to avoid any infections.
… but no mention of the shop’s sterile procedures
Because if the cause was lack of sterile procedures the problems would develop immediately – like food poisoning does.
The article states one person had a tatoo 30+ years ago and just started being affected by it now.
Scary shit. Glad I resisted the peer pressure and never got tattooed.
Peer pressure isn’t a good reason to do anything.
It’s a good reason to get others to do anything, this is why we have the jackass movies.
This condition is so rare that it’s a practically unknown side effect. People have received billions of tattoos over the eons and rarely have anything more than sore skin. Tattoos are fun.
Tattoos are fun.
Ha Ha! Whee!
Why?
Nothing wrong with a tattoo (nothing wrong with not getting on either)
And scary shit? You’d sooner wijntje lottery than this happening. Just make sure your tattoo shot knows how to be sterile and clean
You’d sooner wijntje lottery
Were you getting tattooed while writing this?
“win the” with a fumbled autocorrect, presumably.
Wijntje is the diminutive form of wijn in Dutch, which in turn is pronounced not too dissimilarly from it’s English counterpart; wine.
