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I think there are a lot of lurking variables here. There may be a cause and effect here, but finding a correlation doesn't mean there is cause and effect.
HepBird, different states have different regulations about tattoo artists. You can't be assured any tattooist has gone through any training.
Your tattoo artist should wear not rule gloves, not latex, due to the prevalence of latex allergies.
tattoo parlors use to poor the cap of left over used ink into the bottle.
Joe, In order to be a professional Tattoo artist, you go thru the Health Department to get a license requirements to insure you use fresh ink pots and never reuse the needles plus sterilize the tat tool.
I am a tattoo artist and gave Hep C can I still tattoo others?
Lynchmom
I got Hep-C from a tattoo in the early 70’s. I was not diagnosed until 2005! Many people who got Hep-C from tattoos, got the tattoos way before there was any idea that Hep-C existed. Someone needs to do a study of people who got tattoos before Hep-C was discovered. I was cured by Harvoni (I was one of the first to get it) after nearly dying from Interferon & Ribovirin, but it still destroyed my health. Now I’m in my 70’s and I’m unable to enjoy life the way I expected to. It is evil.
July 10, 2023