Nail Salon Staph Infection in Los Angeles

One of the most dangerous infections someone could receive at a Los Angeles nail salon is a staph infection.  Staph infections (Staphylococcus), or commonly referred to as staph, is a bacteria which is potentially fatal.  There are also over thirty (30) types of staph infections which can infect humans, but the most infectious ones are caused by the Staphylococcus strain.  One of the most complications for those who get staph infections from a Los Angeles nail salon requiring a lawyer to represent them is "scalded skin syndrome."  This is a very serious side-effect of staph infections in which blisters form on the top layer of skin which can occur over large areas of the body which is potentially deadly.

This type of staph infection is similar to large areas of the body being burned, and it is therefore necessary to treat the area of the skin infected by the staph infection with intravenous antibiotics as well as protecting the affected areas of skin from peeling off, and it is formally known as "Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome".

Staph infections are generally contracted at nail salons in Los Angeles, California when the nail salon fails to properly clean it's tools, whirlpool Footspa, jet baths or other instruments which may break or get under the customer's skin.  Staph generally lives in a person's nose or on their skin.  Staph can easily be transferred to a nail salon customer's hands or feet if the person performing the manicure or pedicure wipes their nose on their hand and then transmits staph to their tools which are used to work on the customer's nails.

In one instance, it is believed that a staph infection, contracted at a nail salon, triggered a woman's heart attack - so staph infections should not be taken lightly.  Because of these potentially dangerous conditions, make sure that all of the instruments that are used during your pedicure or manicure while at the nail salon are properly cleaned, scrubbed or disinfected as per California's safety standards.  It may also be a good common practice to bring your own tools and instruments along to be used at the nail salon so you can guarantee that they have been properly cleaned and sanitized.

If you have contracted a staph infection at a Los Angeles nail salon, it is important that you contact as quickly as possible so we may further alert other customers who may have also been infected with staph and who may die if they are not warned.  Speak with one of our Los Angeles Staph Infection Lawyers today so we may assist you in recovering compensation from the nail salon that improperly gave you this infection.  We are available at all hours of the day through our online case evaluation and by calling toll-free at 800-715-4489.