Jeremy Scheuch, who had an image of the former governor tattooed on his thigh, was one of an undisclosed number of fans who shelled out cash for the newly convicted Blagojevich's signature and photo.
The reported cases are in clusters: 19 people in New York were infected between September and December 2011, all of whom were tattooed with gray ink from one particular company and by the same artist.
Hazel Barton is a rare bird among medical microbiologists, more than likely the only one with a map of South Dakota's Wind Cave tattooed on her left biceps.