yes it is
if your hand comes into contact with dirt or fecal matter or dirty water and its under your fingernails, YES you can get worms if you eat your fingernails. This is because small eggs from worms or other parasites are found in the dirt and fecal matter and they hatch once ingested.
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To limit the dirt from getting under the sensitive part of your finger reducing infection. Also to not make you look weird
Yes, fingernails have germs under them.
fingernails shouls not curl under or it just depends on how you would like your nails
Bacteria can easily grow on fingernails, so long nails aren't sanitary enough when cooking for the public as a chef does. Even if one washes their hands frequently, it still doesn't remove the dirt and bacteria from under the fingernails. Also, food tends to get under long nails, and it's more difficult to dice food with long nails because they get in the way.
since your fingers are constantly touching dirt and germs it is a barrier between the outside world and your skin...they therefore help prevent infection. that's why they say the part of your body that contains the most dirt is your fingernails and that's why you should constantly wash your hands :)
Under your fingernail, you may have germs that can you make sick.
The dirt under grass can be called soil.
Fingernails generally collect more bacteria than toenails, as hands are used more frequently and come into contact with surfaces that may harbor bacteria. Additionally, hands are more prone to exposure to dirt, food, and other potential sources of bacteria.
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