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A member asked:
If i get a tattoo from a very clean and respectable well known place, is there any chance i contract a disease such as hepatitis or hiv?
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Depends: Hiv and hepatitis are blood borne. If the place reuses or does not properly clean needles, you could get infected with hepatitis and/or hiv.
Answered 3/10/2015
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