Youth, prison inmates and individuals with multiple tattoos that cover large parts of their bodies are at higher risk of contracting hepatitis C and other blood-borne diseases, as per a University of British Columbia study. The scientists evaluated and analysed 124 studies from 30 countries, including Canada, Iran, Italy, Brazil and the United States, and found the occurence rate of hepatitis C after tattooing is directly linked with the number of tattoos an individual receives. The findings appear in the current issue of the International Journal
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