Question: Is the chance of getting HIV/AIDS through tattoo or piercing needles high? Will I get it if I go for body piercing?
Answer: It’s an in thing to get a body pierce or tattooing. More so if one were to get the thrill to show off. However if one were to get tattoos or body piercings, one need to find an artist who uses only new, clean needles and safe tools as a preventive measure from contracting HIV/AIDS.
Note on HIV/AIDS:
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a medical condition, caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV is a virus and can damage the human immune system. Most commonly, HIV infection is spread by having sex, sharing needles and syringes with someone infected with HIV and being exposed (fetus or infant) to HIV before or during birth or through breast feeding. HIV is transmitted through direct contact of a mucous membrane or the bloodstream with a bodily fluid containing HIV, such as blood, semen, vaginal fluid, pre-seminal fluid, and breast milk.