In the holy city of Varanasi, the popularity of tattoo art is surging. Unaware of the consequences, people are getting tattoos that make them more vulnerable to diseases like hepatitis, AIDS, and HIV.
“The craze for getting a tattoo is pushing people on the verge of getting infected with several diseases, including Hepatitis, AIDS, and HIV,” BHU-CMS professor KK Gupta stated in an interview with Bharat Express.
He continued, “Wives used to get their husbands’ names tattooed on their hands back in the day since there weren’t as many individuals who could read or write.
In order to produce their designs, tattoo artists inject ink into the dermis, the middle layer of a person’s skin. They achieve this by using a tool called a tattooing cannon to inject the skin with a number of small, quick-moving needles.
Usage of sterile equipment
If the gun or needles aren’t adequately sterilized, some bloodborne viruses like HIV and hepatitis C might hypothetically be transmitted from one client to the next by puncturing the skin and extracting blood.
Today’s adolescents get tattoos on various body areas for fashion reasons. Not all locations adhere to the necessary safety standards. When tattooing, using the same needle repeatedly might spread illnesses from one person to another.
Despite the statistical reports , some people are still skeptics about the dangers of getting a tattoo.
“Precautions need to be taken. The likelihood of contracting another person’s sickness is probably high if the infected needle is used on more than one person. The needle must be changed after each tattoo design, both by the artists and the individuals getting the ink.
The number of Hepatitis C cases in young people is on the rise, according to reports from Sir Sunderlal Hospital. When the history was examined, it became clear that getting tattooed was the root of the infection.
Rise in the cases of HIV
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According to statistics, people should refrain from having tattoos or take the necessary safeguards because HIV infections are on the rise.
The tattoo community argues that the increase is a result of tattoos and insists that all safety procedures are being taken. They added that many travel to roadside artists, who offer the service for less money, to get this done on the cheap.
“This month being the auspicious month of saawan, the pilgrims from all over the world visit Varanasi, and the majority of them get the tattoo of shiva,” said tattoo artist Pallav Kumar.
We monitor the safety precautions and work to deliver the finest services possible, he continued.
