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A member asked:

I got a tattoo 4 or 5 days ago, but a girl touched the tattoo with her hands, could i get an std?

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Dr. James Burns answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

Highly doubt: Brief skin contact by what i assume was a clean hand should be no problem at all.

Dr Pappas and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 2/20/2014

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