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Infection incident in the line of beauty
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Infection incident in the line of beauty
Beauty is power, and its sword is a smile. Visiting a salon, a barber shop, and nail
shop or day spas gives a sense of relaxation and pampering. But while spas and salons are
known to conjure beauty to their patrons research shows that these establishments could
make them fall sick by transmitting infectious diseases.
Germs allowed to settle in hospitable surfaces can cause alarm and distress to those
who may come into contact with them. Anthea Page a model from Australia contracted a
staphylococcus infection in her eye (Lee & Kidd, 2020). She came into contact with a
contaminated brush at a fashion show in Sydney in October 2016. Page, was the covers of
Harper’s Bazaar and Cosmopolitan Bride until the fateful day. It was four days after the
fashion show that she started developing sensitivity on her eye.
Despite the tenderness, she continued with her daily tasks believing that the irritation
was resulted by continuous use of fake eyelashes and overuse of cosmetics; however, the
following day she was swollen to the extent she was not able to see (Harrichandra et al,
2020). Page was prescribed pain killers and strong antibiotics and cancelled jobs planned for
that month. She became outspoken about the need for safety in the beauty industry and
infection control.
Beauty polar have become the hot zones for transmission of infectious diseases to
many beauty patrons. Surfaces in the stations of conjuring beauty should be cleaned often and
thoroughly. Those offering beauty services should uphold cleanliness to ensure their makeup
instruments are sterilised properly before executing their tasks. Any incident of infection
should be a wakeup call for all models to be alert and ensure all brushes are properly cleaned
before they are used on them.
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References
Harrichandra, A., Ierardi, A. M., & Pavilonis, B. (2020). An estimation of airborne SARS-
CoV-2 infection transmission risk in New York City nail salons. Toxicology and
industrial health, 36(9), 634-643.
Lee, J., Zilm, P. S., & Kidd, S. P. (2020). Novel research models for Staphylococcus aureus
small colony variants (SCV) development: Co-pathogenesis and growth
rate. Frontiers in microbiology, 11, 321.
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