While sharing of various personal items and products within a family brings a sense of togetherness, not to mention harmonizing the household budget, it can also be a mode of 'sharing' disease-causing germs. Some of these personalized items include: Hair Tools Combs, brushes, headscarves and cutters are commonly shared items that can spread fungal infections of the scalp, hair and skin. The infection are varied and range from a mild formation of dandruff to widespread oval or round patches of hair loss, which may sometimes discharged pus. Ringworm is mainly a disease of children and is more common in boys than girls. In adults, it is more common in women than men, owing to increased exposure to infected children, and hormonal factors. Head lice normally occurs in school-going children. The lice are transmitted most effectively through head-to-head contact but can also be passed through sharing of clothing, headgear, pillow or combs and brushes. Shoes and Socks Fung...
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