Disease Transmission Through Tattooing

Tattooing involves piercing the skin with unsterilized or contaminated needles, creating risk of bloodborne infections. Hepatitis B (HBV) is transmitted through blood and bodily fluids and is a well-documented transmission route via tattooing, especially with non-sterile equipment. HIV-AIDS can also be transmitted through sharing of infected needles or equipment that contacts blood. Chikungunya is an arboviral disease transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes and has no documented transmission through tattooing or needle contact - it requires vector transmission. Therefore, only Hepatitis B and HIV-AIDS can be transmitted through tattooing. > Tattooing + Contaminated Needles = Bloodborne infections (Hepatitis B, HIV), NOT Chikungunya. Answer: (b).