With fish foot therapy is very famous and well known. Nearly every state already has this therapy. But be careful trying to fish foot therapy that is now flourishing in many places.
According to recent studies, the fish spa can transmit several dangerous diseases, such as HIV and hepatitis C.
Garra rufa fish is popularly known as 'doctor fish' because the properties remove toxins from the body through spa therapy fish, begin to reap the news slant.
Health Protection Agency (HPA) of the United states, the spread of this dangerous disease stems of dead skin cells from fish foot spa visitors were bitten by garra rufa fish.
With each passing visitor, dead skin cells will move from one foot to the other through the fish's mouth.
Not to mention the cleanliness of the water container used for soaking feet. Place this foot bath containing micro-organisms and bacteria spreading from the foot of visitors.
Surprisingly, in some places that the water in the container is not replaced even been used by many visitors.
More dangerous if the water container previously used this therapy visitors with HIV or hepatitis. Blood that comes out from the fish bite can leach into the water and later spread to other visitors.
HPA also cautioned people with diabetes, psoriasis, or people with weak immune systems. All three are vulnerable to contracting the disease and advised not to try this therapy is booming.
"If hygiene procedures have been performed, the risk of contracting the disease is very low," said a spokesman for the HPA to the Daily Mail, Tuesday (18/10).
HPA recommends replacing the soaking water every time it is used. Unfortunately, the water reservoir container can not be sterilized because it can be dangerous for conventional Garra rufa fish in it.
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