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Can i get athletes foot if i get my nails done at a salon?
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Possibly: Depending on the hygiene of the salon and if someone before you had it!
Answered 9/28/2016
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Possibly: If the instruments they use aren't properly cleaned between customers, it is absolutely possible that they could spread fungus from person to person.
Answered 11/8/2012
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