Fish foot spa pedicures could spread HIV and hepatitis C

Daily Mail
October 18, 2011

Fish foot spa pedicures could spread diseases such as HIV and hepatitis C, health experts have warned.

The government’s Health Protection Agency said those with diabetes, psoriasis or a weak immune system are particularly vulnerable and should not take part in the beauty craze at all.

In new guidance to be published today, they said the risk of infection for users of the increasingly popular treatment, in which dozens of tiny fish nibble dead skin from customers’ feet, is ‘low but could not be completely excluded’.

The agency says fish tank water contains micro-organisms and believes problems could arise from bacteria being transmitted by the pedicure’s garra rufa fish, from the spa water itself or from one customer to another if the water is not changed.

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12 Responses to “Fish foot spa pedicures could spread HIV and hepatitis C”

  1. people are weird…

  2. I’ll give them little fishies some FUNGI!!!

  3. These people haven’t heard of soap a wash cloth?
    Speaking only for myself, fish are for fish tanks or for fishing to eat or for sport.
    Fish are stupid so are some people.

  4. I’m sick of people bitching when Infowars covers every now and then a subject not directly related to the globalist takeover. It’s still interesting and since I rarely puruse MSM I wouldn’t have come across this story if Infowars or any of the other globalism oriented site hadn’t posted it. There’s nothing saying Infowars can’t have a “creepy news” section and still do their job exposing the demonic powers that be except of course those of you afflicted with mental tunnel vision. I like David Icke’s “headline” section because there are articles and videos about all kinds of wierd, creepy and wonderful things from around the world. Not just lizard people and globalism. Keep the trippy stuff coming Infowars. You got to have variety!

    • Ditto.

    • Very good point. I read David’s site as well as C2C for the weird and obscure stuff – Infowars would not suffer to add this kind of thing to their repertoire.

  5. I think Alex must be a customer of this type of pedicures? Only reason I can think of. ;o)

  6. Err…why is this on Infowars?

  7. WOW INFORSWARS delivers another crushing blow to the NEW WORLD ORDER!

    GREAT JOB CREW!!

  8. Why do people have fish nibble their damn feet in the first place?
    Is it REALLY beneficial for your feet?

    I have a lake full of fish that nibble at your whole body……
    They are only trying to EAT YOU!

    • @ OOPS-LOL!!!, I laughed so hard!! Because you’re right! Anyone who’s swum in a pond or lake has likely felt that little pinch of a fish going after a mole or freckle!
      And YUCK! I would never let fish eat on my feet. UGH!

      Finally, those fish in the pic look like BAIT to me.

  9. A bit of a strange story for InfoWars.

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