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If i put my hand down on the ground (dirt) where a needle use to be and touch my fresh tattoo can i get hep c or aids?
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HIV and Hepatitis B and C cannot be transmitted through above mentioned mechanism. However people with hepatitis C were found to be 4 times more likely to have tattoos.
Answered 10/21/2022
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