Summary

A WARNING ABOUT POSSIBLY CONTRACTING HERPES FROM MANICURES

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 235419
Story Slug Herpes Manicure
Location Aurora, CO
Format pkg
Date 08/14/2002
Archive Time 2:12
TRT 1:33
Supers Aurora, Colorado Kristina Preston, Contracted Herpes Cathy Wells, Colorado Office of Cosmetology Jann Tracey, Reporting wwwherpesorg
Video Description WOMAN AT HOME; WOMAN SOT ON THINKING SHE WAS LUCKY TO GET FREE MANICURE; STILLS OF HERPES INFECTED FINGERS; WOMAN SOT ON GETTING INFECTION THAT WILL AFFECT HER FOR LIFE; EXTERIORS OF NAIL SALON; COSMETOLOGY OFFICE SPOKESWOMAN SOT ON EVERY SALON HAVING POTENTIAL TO SPREAD INFECTIONS; MANICURE PREPS; STANDUP; COSMETOLOGY OFFICE SPOKESWOMAN SOT ON POTENTIAL FOR UNLICENSED SALONS AND MANICURISTS; LOGO-FREE GRAPHICS OF WAYS CONSUMERS CAN PROTECT SELVES; WOMAN AT HOME; WOMAN SOT ON FEAR OF CONTACT WITH OWN CHILDREN
Description A WARNING ABOUT POSSIBLY CONTRACTING HERPES FROM MANICURES
Script LEAD: YOU GO TO THE NAIL SALON TO HAVE BEAUTIFUL HANDS BUT WHAT HAPPENED TO A COLORADO WOMAN, IS DOWNRIGHT UGLY A JUDGE RECENTLY AWARDED HER 600-THOUSAND DOLLARS AFTER SHE GOT HERPES FROM A SALON THERE AS JANN TRACEY SHOWS US, YOU COULD GET SICK NAILS, IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFUL SCRIPT: (SOT-PRESTON I thought I had gotten lucky, to go in and get a manicure and walk out with beautiful hands Instead,) 29 YEAR OLD KRISTINA PRESTON'S FINGERS BROKE OUT IN PUSS-IE SORES (SOT-PRESTON I walked away with an infection that is going to effect the rest of my life) SHE CONTRACTED THE HERPES VIRUS, SHE CLAIMS, FROM UNSANITARY TOOLS USED AT AN AURORA NAIL SALON (SOT-WELLS Every salon has the potential of spreading disease It's a matter of whether they are using the appropriate sterilization techniques on supplies that they use) THE STATE OFFICE OF COSMETOLOGY SAYS THE ASSURANCE OF SAFETY AND CLEANLINESS ULTIMATELY RESTS WITH THE CUSTOMER (STANDUP-TRACEY Preston filed her lawsuit against the salon about six months after her manicure But she didn't file a written complaint with the state until about four years after The state will not investigate, inspect or even walk into a salon without a written complaint) (SOT-WELLS There can be businesses out there practicing that are not registered and individuals providing services that are not licensed) THE STATE ADVISES YOU TO BE SAVVY, LOOK FOR THE NAIL TECHNICIAN'S LICENSE, IT'S REQUIRED TO BE POSTED CHECK FOR CLEANLINESS EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE TOTALLY IMMERSED IN DISINFECTANT OR DISCARDED AFTER EACH USE AND A MANICURE OR PEDICURE SHOULD NEVER CAUSE PAIN KRISTINA PRESTON SAYS SHE FELT PAIN RIGHT AFTERWARD, AND IT CONTINUES TO HURT EVERY ASPECT OF HER LIFE (SOT-PRESTON To the fear of contact with your own child It takes so much away out of your life that a normal person cannot even imagine) TAG: FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HERPES, WHAT IT IS AND HOW TO AVOID IT, LOG ONTO HERPES DOT ORG RECAP
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