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A Servicemember Receives a Tattoo in Japan

Caption: A servicemember receives a tattoo in Japan. Some of Dr. Maria Sjogren's hepatitis C patients listed skin piercings or tattoos as the possible source of their infection, but the link between tattoos and the virus has not been proven yet.

Credit: Photo by Lance Cpl. Shawn J. Vincent

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