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Scary: Woman Gets Staph Infection From Sharing Make Up Brush

Scary: Woman Gets Staph Infection From Sharing Make Up Brush

NEWSCHANNEL 3) – A woman in Australia is helping spread a health alert as to why you should never share makeup with friends or family.

Jo Gilchrist, a young mother, is fighting to recover from a drug-resistant staph infection that left her partially paralyzed.

She caught it from borrowing a friend’s makeup brush right before her friend found out she had a staph infection.

Gilchrist later developed the infection, that damaged her spine.

Health officials warn the risks of spreading infections by sharing personal items like towels or razors.

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The CDC says about a third of the population carries staph bacteria, usually without showing any symptoms.

Source: wwwmt.com

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