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News India Live, Digital Desk: Salon Hygiene: Do you know that the salon in which you go to get a haircut or shaving can inadvertently become a source of serious infections like Hepatitis B and C? A small negligence of the barber not cleaning the tools properly can overshadow your health. Recently, 95 such cases have been reported in Sonasari village of Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh, which has further exposed this danger. Here, hepatitis B and C are feared spreading with the use of not being properly disinfected by the barbers in the village. Hepatitis B and C are blood-borne diseases, ie it is spread by exposure to infected blood or other body fluids. Fast tools such as the razor, blades, scissors, and trimmers used in the salon come in contact with a customer’s blood and are not properly sterilized before they are used on the next customer, the virus can spread. Even a subtle amount of blood can spread infection, as hepatitis C virus can remain active on surfaces for two weeks, and hepatitis B for seven days. Alcoholism and severity hepatitis B and C both severely affect the liver and can also cause chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis (liver cancer), and even the liver cancer can cause liver cancer. In the initial stage, the symptoms of these diseases are not immediately visible, due to which they are often diagnosed late. Common symptoms include fatigue, muscle pain, loss of appetite, abdominal pain, jaundice (yellow of skin and eyes), dark urination, vomiting, and weakness. According to the report of the World Health Organization (WHO), there were about 1.3 million deaths from Hepatitis B and C worldwide in 2022. There are also about 3.5 million hepatitis B and 50 lakh hepatitis C patients in India. It is very important to take some precautions to avoid this type of infection in the scales: Use of new/disposable blades and tools: Make sure the barber should use new blades and disinfected tools for every customer.[2][14] If possible, take your own sterilized tools with you. Cleanliness: Cleanliness is being taken care of in the salon and the barber is washing his hands well after each customer. Teebulation: The vaccine is available for Hepatitis B. Newborn infants, healthcare personnel, and high-risk adults should get it vaccinated. Insalence: Be aware themselves and educate the people around you about this danger and prevention measures. Do not share gorgeous equipment: Raser, toothbrush, or nail cutting tools in the house should not share with no one, do not share with the initial diagnosis and creator, and the stakes of the treatment, they do not share with the initial diagnosis, and the treatment of the treatment, Are. Direct-acting antiviral (DAA) drugs are available for hepatitis C which can completely cure it, while drugs for hepatitis B also effectively control the virus.