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 what?

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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.

An Adolescent Asks the Nurse About the "Safety of Getting