Hepatitis Transmission Risk Needs to Be Studied in Nail Salons, Barbershops

Monday, October 31, 2011 - 09:00 in Health & Medicine

The risk of hepatitis transmission through non-single use instruments - such as nail files, nail brushes, finger bowls, foot basins, buffers, razors, clippers, and scissors - during nail salon and barbershop visits cannot be excluded, according to the results of a new report unveiled today.

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