HIV From Tattoo: Be careful if you are going to get a tattoo, a woman from Kanpur suffered from this incurable disease.


Kanpur. If you are going to get a tattoo, then read this news carefully. Getting a tattoo is considered a style statement these days. Many people get tattoos done on various parts of the body, but what happened to a woman from Kanpur after getting the tattoo done is very dangerous. The woman from Kanpur had got the tattoo done in Delhi. Now the test has revealed that the woman has dangerous HIV infection.

The tattooed woman had reached GSVM Medical College, Kanpur. She complained of genital infection. Apart from other tests, the doctors also conducted tests for HIV and Hepatitis-B. When the test report came, it was found that the woman was HIV positive. The doctors informed the woman about this. The woman could not believe that because of getting a tattoo on her body, she had become infected with this dangerous incurable disease called HIV. The woman will now have to take anti-HIV virus medication throughout her life. Also, it has to be kept in mind that no one else gets HIV because of it.

Many times bleeding occurs while getting a tattoo done. If the tattoo needle becomes infected, it can cause illness to you too. It is believed that at the place where the woman got the tattoo done in Delhi, a tattoo of an HIV patient had also been done earlier with the same needle. The woman got genital infection just after getting the tattoo done. When asked by the doctors, he told that this happened only after getting the tattoo done. The woman is undergoing anti-retroviral treatment. HIV medicines are available free of cost from government hospitals. GSVM doctors have told everyone to be careful if they are going to get a tattoo. Get a tattoo done with a new needle. Choose your tattoo studio carefully. Also pay attention to the cleanliness there.

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