Marburg, Germany  - Artificial fingernails increase the risk of a fungal infection, according to a German health organization based in Marburg.

The fingernail is especially vulnerable to infection and other changes when the artificial nail is removed. This also raises the risk of the infection spreading. Therefore, people who work in kitchens and who provide nursing care in particular should not have artificial fingernails, said Germany's Green Cross.

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