Tattooing and Body Piercing Pose Serious Health Risks to Those

Multiple Choice

Tattooing and body piercing pose serious health risks to those receiving them. The primary concern is infection with blood-born pathogens like H.I.V. and hepatitis. Bacteria that live on the skin are easily spread by unsterilized instruments or ungloved hands. And tongue and genital piercing can also provide channels for bacteria and viruses to enter the bloodstream after the piercing procedure. Lorraine Kreahling, "The Perils of Needles to the Body"

A) Argument; conclusion: Tattooing and body piercing ... to those receiving them.
B) Argument; conclusion: And tongue and genital piercing ... piercing procedure.
C) Argument; conclusion: The primary concern ... like H.I.V. and hepatitis.
D) Argument; conclusion: Bacteria that live on the skin ... ungloved hands.
E) Nonargument.