{"id":4439,"date":"2024-02-29T08:12:04","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T08:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/?p=4439"},"modified":"2024-09-25T08:17:45","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T08:17:45","slug":"infected-the-hidden-danger-of-subarnos-small-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmg.org.in\/calcuttarescue\/2024\/02\/29\/infected-the-hidden-danger-of-subarnos-small-mistake\/","title":{"rendered":"Infected: The Hidden Danger of Subarno\u2019s \u2018Small Mistake\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4439\" class=\"elementor elementor-4439\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06b2e30 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"06b2e30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-987cbcc e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"987cbcc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa9c116 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa9c116\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.21.0 - 08-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u201cWhen I got to know what happened to me, I wanted to die.\u201d said Subarno whose life, at the age of 22, took such an awful turn due to a relatively \u201csmall\u201d mistake.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not that his life was very good before. He lost his father in 2019 in a tragic train accident. After that, he left his studies and started working to feed his family of five people. But he was all right. Working as a daily labour he and sometimes his brother would earn around 9000 rupees per month. And they were getting by.<\/p>\n<p>But Subarno had one wish. He loved tattoos. \u201cI always wanted to have a tattoo because they look so fashionable,\u201d said Subarno. \u201cBut tattoo parlours are expensive so I did not dare to visit them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But one day he made up his mind and went to a local tattoo shop and got a tattoo. \u201cIt was a mistake on my part.\u201d Subarno lamented.<\/p>\n<p>After a few years, he suddenly fell very sick. The fever didn\u2019t go away and he became exhausted. He visited a local doctor but, because he needed to earn money, he stopped treatment after just a few days.<\/p>\n<p>In August last year, our Community Health Worker (CHW) in Bagbazar slum found him bedridden and in a dire condition. She immediately notified the Street Medicine team who got took him to the doctor. He was advised to have tests at a government hospital. These did not identify the cause but when he was tested for HIV it came back positive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt first I didn\u2019t believe it. It was just not possible. I am not married and never had been in a physical relationship with anyone. But then my doctors noticed my tattoos and asked me when and where I got them.\u201d said Subarno.<\/p>\n<p>And after listening to the story of his tattoos, doctors suspect Subarno contracted HIV at the tattoo parlour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the needle that is being used to make the tattoo is not properly sterilised and has been used before, there is a fair chance of being infected with many diseases.\u201d said Dr Ghosh, \u201cSubarno went to a tattoo parlour that uses cheap devices and those are not to be trusted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was devastated because I never thought my wish to be fashionable would turn my life upside down,\u201d Subarno said. He shut himself away and stopped even talking to his family. At one point he even stopped taking life-saving HIV treatment. But Calcutta Rescue team started counselling him regularly and now after several months of intensive support, Subarno is starting to accept his condition and has restarted treatment. He also wants everyone to be aware of the risks before getting a tattoo.<\/p>\n<p>So if you want to get a tattoo make sure you use a reputable parlour staffed by professionals. Stay safe, stay healthy.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Infected: The Hidden Danger of Subarno\u2019s \u2018Small Mistake\u2019 February 29, 2024 \u201cWhen I got to know what happened to me, I wanted to die.\u201d said Subarno whose life, at the age of 22, took such an awful turn due to a relatively \u201csmall\u201d mistake. It\u2019s not that his life was very good before. 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