Diseases transmitted through tattooing

Tattooing involves piercing the skin with needles and injecting ink, which can transmit bloodborne pathogens. Hepatitis B (a virus transmitted through blood and body fluids) can be transmitted through contaminated tattooing needles. HIV-AIDS can also be transmitted through the same mechanism if needles are not properly sterilized. Chikungunya is primarily transmitted through mosquito bites (Aedes mosquitoes) and cannot be transmitted through tattooing or non-bloodborne routes. Therefore, statements 2 and 3 are correct, but statement 1 is incorrect. > Tattooing risks: Bloodborne viruses (Hepatitis B, HIV) transmitted via non-sterile needles, NOT vector-borne diseases like Chikungunya.