Nail Biting Can Increase Risks for COVID-19
Infectious disease specialist with New York University’s Langone Medical Center, Purvi Parikh, warns that bacteria, viruses, dirt, and debris gather under the nails and that biting them will transfer all such germs and dirt into your mouth.
Infectious disease specialist with New York University’s Langone Medical Center, Purvi Parikh, warns that bacteria, viruses, dirt, and debris gather under the nails and that biting them will transfer all such germs and dirt into your mouth. Every time we touch our face, especially our mouths, we transfer the germs from our hands, especially if they are not sanitised or cleaned properly. Nail biting is dangerous, especially nowadays, due to COVID-19 spreading, along with flu and other germs.
This habit can be difficult to kick, and we have compiled a list of things you can do to avoid biting your nails and letting germs into your mouth to prevent COVID-19.
- Wear gloves whenever you can. While in Pakistan, this may seem impractical due to the weather, we advise you to wear them when possible to avoid getting germs on your hands.
Powdered gloves are usually available all over Pakistan. If not these, wear any other type of gloves you may be able to acquire. - Keep your teeth and fingers busy, so that you do not gnaw at your fingernails. This can include anything from chewing gum to using fidget spinners.
Chewing gum will help keep your teeth and jaw busy. 
Fidget Spinner will keep your hands busy so you don’t think about biting your nails. - Get manicures regularly, so that any areas that may be bite-able are taken care of.
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Getting manicures can help deeply cleanse your nails and take care of any bite-able parts. - When getting manicures, try getting the nails coated with special bitter flavored polishes, so that you’re not tempted to bite them.
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Bitter nail polishes can get you to stop biting your nails as the taste will turn you off - Keep your nails short, so that there won’t be enough nail for you to try to bite.
Short nails will ensure that you can’t bite your nails 
However, just because the nails are short does not mean that we stop cleaning them properly.
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