CHINA / Taiwan, HK, Macao |
HK council: Unhygienic piercing passes diseases(China Daily)Updated: 2007-01-22 09:17 Diseases such as AIDS and hepatitis can be transmitted through unhygienic body piercing, the Consumer Council warned Hong Kong youths in a press conference on Tuesday. Up to 16 people could have been infected with hepatitis B through piercing, tattooing or acupuncture since 2003, the council said. It also received a report of a 17-year-old who suffered serious inflammation after a cartilage piercing and ended up with a malformed ear despite treatment. Body piercing is not regulated by the health authority in Hong Kong. Young people generally have the procedure done in hair salons. (Singtao Daily) |
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