An adolescent asks the nurse about the "safety of getting a tattoo." The nurse explains to the adolescent that it is important to find a qualified operator using proper sterile technique because an unsterilized needle or contaminated tattoo ink can cause
a. Hepatitis C virus
b. Hepatitis B virus
c. Hepatitis E virus
d. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
e. Mycobacterium chelonae skin infections
ANS: A, B, D, E
Using the same unsterilized needle to tattoo body parts of multiple teenagers presents the same risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C virus, and hepatitis B virus transmission as occurs with other needle-sharing activities. Contaminated tattoo ink can cause nontuberculous M. chelonae skin infections. The hepatitis E virus is transmitted via the fecal–oral route, principally via contaminated water, not by contaminated needles.
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