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> “The ways you can get infected with this bacteria are one-you can eat something that’s contaminated with it the other way is by having a cut or tattoo exposed
by verisimi 3y ago
> “The ways you can get infected with this bacteria are one-you can eat something that’s contaminated with it the other way is by having a cut or tattoo exposed to water in which this bug lives,” said UCSF Infectious Disease Expert Dr. Natasha Spottiswoode.
I understand exposing a cut presents a potential risk, but why does a tattoo? Is this person am expert or not?
- maxbond 3y agoGuessing they meant a fresh tattoo? Which basically is a cut.
- verisimi 3y agoWhy mention tattoos at all? Someone who has had one knows they are a cut. It's just wierd thing for the expert to say.
- userbinator 3y agoPerhaps there are many who think "it's just a painting on my skin".
- dancao 3y agoShe miss spoke. It is only for new tattoo and the skin is healing. A case like this happened to a man in Texas.