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RARE INFECTION NOT SEEN IN SAN DIEGO BEFORE FOUND IN 2 PEOPLE AFTER TATTOOS

 

Source: County News Service

June 3, 2014 (San Diego)--Tattoos have become so common, many people think getting one is completely safe.  But there can be health risks, as two San Diegans recently discovered.


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