Student Health Concerns
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Information exists for the following concerns:
Keeping you body hydrated while participating in physical activities is very important to remember and practice. For more information please see the bulletin board outside of the nurses office.
Piercing your body is a high-risk behavior and can have severe altercations. Common symptoms of piercing can include pain, swelling, infection, and an increased flow of saliva or blood (depending on where the piercing occurred). Nerve damage can also result from body piercing.
Tattooing your body is a high-risk behavior and can have some severe altercations. Common symptoms of tattooing include pain, swelling, and infection. Many diseases are also spread through the use of un-sterilized intravenous needles. An Example of a diseases that may be contracted through the use of un-sterilized intravenous needles includes HIV.