Vince Talotta / Toronto Star ) Order this photoWithin 24 hours of having a pedicure at a west-end Toronto salon, Kristine Galka had trouble standing on her left foot. “I had a hole in the side of my foot.” Galka’s experience is a reminder of the potential health hazards of nail salons — a big business in Toronto, with more than 1,280 establishments offering nail services across the city. Fungus, dirt and other contaminants can all lurk beneath a spa’s relaxing veneer, even under the watchful eye of Toronto Public Health inspectors. Article Continued BelowGalka suspects her infection stemmed from a nail technician cutting her heel with a scraping tool during the pedicure. “Bacteria and fungus and warts — all those things we hear about — need water to grow, they need water to live.”

Source: thestar August 22, 2016 12:00 UTC