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"Is getting a tattoo on your to-do list? Before you get inked, you should know this... Tattoo ink can be contaminated with Mucobacterium chelonae, a bacterium that can cause infections that mimic allergic reactions and could take six months (or more) to cure. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have issued a warning about tattoo ink, after investigating 22 confirmed cases and 31 possible cases of infection in four states. Apparently, bacteria got into the containers of ink when the manufacturer used distilled or reverse-osmosis water (which isn&amp;#x27;t necessarily sterile) to dilute black inks. So don&amp;#x27;t get the tattoo of your dreams? Nah--but experts just want you to seek medical attention if you experience raised purple or red welts, pain, or irritation on your new skin art. (And it goes without saying that you should sure to do your homework in finding a safe, qualified tattoo artist so that you avoid other possible health risks.) Do you have a tattoo(s)? If you&amp;#x27;re so inclined--share what they look like! Would you get more? More on tattoos: * Conan O&amp;#x27;Brien&amp;#x27;s Cameraman Tries a Revolutionary New Tattoo Removal System... Kind Of * "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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