Dangers of swimming with a new tattoo exposed in alarming images of man who died from infection

The dangers of swimming with a new tattoo have been demonstrated in a series of alarming images. Tattoo artists generally advise not entering the sea or freshwater until two weeks after ink has been applied.  But in a worst-case-scenario, a 31-year-old man with a heavy drinking habit caught a dangerous bacteria while swimming in the Gulf of Mexico.

The vibrio vulnificus bug is believed to have entered his body through the raw tattoo wound and later killed him.

The findings were demonstrated in the journal BMJ Case Reports, which published the case to highlight the risks of the infection combined with liver cirrhosis.

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