Expert Cautions Against Body Piercing

[Shola Sholaz]

A General Practitioner, Dr Patrick Okolie, has said that body piercing can predispose one to infectious diseases.
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Okolie told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja that unsterilised needles and instruments used could cause HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C, among others.
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According to him, it is very easy to transfer diseases to one another through that process.
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He added that the practise was being canvassed against in developed countries.
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He said that there was the need to discourage the trend because of the high prevalence of communicable diseases.
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Okolie urged those involved to go for medical checkup. (NAN)