Ladies are known to be generous when it comes sharing their beauty products items.
In many cases, women help out their colleagues with some of their beauty tools not knowing that they could be inviting deadly infections.
It is common to see some women borrowing things like hair combs, deodorant, clothes and even face towels from one another.
While sharing is a not a bad thing, it is dangerous especially on things that can easily transmit diseases.
Here are deadly infections women expose themselves to by sharing hair combs.
1.Head malice
They are small, wingless, bloodsucking insects.
These insects live in the hair in the hair on the head and feed on blood. They are spread through sharing of combs and its symptoms include extreme scalp itches, sores, and scrubs on the scalp.
2. Scabies
It is an itchy, highly contagious skin disease caused by an itch mite.
It is transmitted through sharing of contaminated hair combs. It causes itching of the scalp and results in blisters and bumps on the head skin.
3. Staph infections
They are caused by a staphylococcus bacteria, types of terms commonly found on the skin. These bacteria if not treated result to skin infections.
The most common staph infection associated with sharing of hair combs is boils.
Boils develops pocket of pus in hair follicles or oil glands.
The skin over the infected area often becomes red and swollen.
They can be severe if not treated early.
Health experts encourage people not to share hair combs or other things that can aid transmission.
If indeed you have to share combs ensure that they are disinfected before using them.
It is encouraged for women to rinse and disinfectants their hair combs immediately after use to avoid exposing them to bacteria.
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