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[–] SkabySkalywag@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Huh. I'm curious why they are focusing on the ink as the vector for this pathogen, but no mention of the shop's sterile procedures (although given that one of the four patients had the tattoo as far back as 35 years ago, a proper investigation might have been tough.)

I think the PSA here is:

If you want to get a tattoo, check and research both the shop and artists on your own before committing. Make sure that they are following all possible health care practices, including their use of legit sourced tools and equipment. And please, please, follow the shop's post-care instructions to avoid any infections.

[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 month ago

... but no mention of the shop's sterile procedures

Because if the cause was lack of sterile procedures the problems would develop immediately -- like food poisoning does.

The article states one person had a tatoo 30+ years ago and just started being affected by it now.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 4 points 1 month ago

There isn't any pathogen.

[–] inari@piefed.zip 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Scary shit. Glad I resisted the peer pressure and never got tattooed.

[–] Speculater@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This condition is so rare that it's a practically unknown side effect. People have received billions of tattoos over the eons and rarely have anything more than sore skin. Tattoos are fun.

Tattoos are fun.

Ha Ha! Whee!

[–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Peer pressure isn't a good reason to do anything.

[–] ohshit604@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It’s a good reason to get others to do anything, this is why we have the jackass movies.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Why?

Nothing wrong with a tattoo (nothing wrong with not getting on either)

And scary shit? You'd sooner wijntje lottery than this happening. Just make sure your tattoo shot knows how to be sterile and clean

[–] EtAl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You'd sooner wijntje lottery

Were you getting tattooed while writing this?

[–] tb_@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

"win the" with a fumbled autocorrect, presumably.
Wijntje is the diminutive form of wijn in Dutch, which in turn is pronounced not too dissimilarly from it's English counterpart; wine.

[–] PumaStoleMyBluff@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Did you read the article? There's nothing pointing to an infection, it's autoimmune.