Can you get sick from a fish pedicure?

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asked Jan 29, 2019 in Fish by marthaaj18 (340 points)
Can you get sick from a fish pedicure?

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answered Jan 29, 2019 by potatogintia (330 points)
Getting a fish pedicure is pretty safe but some people can break out with scars and boils and some have reported getting sick.

Getting a fish pedicure is where people dip their feet in a tub of water that is filled with small fish called Garra rufa and doing so can cause nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in some people.

So yes you can get sick from a fish pedicure but most times people never get sick and it's usually very safe even though it's not recommended by doctors.

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