United States: spring "fish treatment" has been suspended

According to "News of the World" report, has swept the world in a small hot spring fish have recently suffered a ban in the United States. The U.S. Government recently issued a circular to ban or not to recommend this therapy because it unsanitary, but also did not meet the efficacy of propaganda.

Eating fish skin and bacteria

Spa fish called Garra light red fish, originating from Turkey, commonly known as "kiss the fish." That people eating the fish special of the stratum corneum and some only able to see under the microscope of bacteria, so also called "doctor fish."

First discovered that the Turks treat the fish. Let them soak in a hot spring in patients with skin soft foam, so "doctor fish" to eat the skin disease. When the fish attacks the skin, the skin will naturally fall off sick, out of a little blood. Subsequently, the site will be exposed to the disease under the sun.

Infections occur from time to time

The United States made more than spring fish therapy signs Sharon has attracted a lot of customers. However, wound infection customers from time to time events. The U.S. Government has announced that there are hot spring fish therapy in the 21 states to prohibit or do not recommend this therapy. The reason is the fish spa treatment and unsanitary, because if there are wounds of the feet were after the fish bites, fish head may be coated with bacteria and then bite someone else will cause cross-infection.

Not only the United States, in recent years, Singapore, Japan, Korea and other places of the hot spring fish therapy causes an excessive number of hot spring water so that the case of wound infection. In 2008, the Singapore Association of disinfection have been received with regard to treatment services of fish, two fish and sisters in the post-treatment, a fungal infection.

Hot water is more important

Why Turkish Spa treatment fish infected with the incident did not happen? It has a lot to hot water. According to experts, is located in the town of Turkey坎加尔about the hot spring area of 13 kilometers, is the world's oldest hot spring area, where the relative movement of the spring to avoid the propagation of bacteria. Water pH value is 7.2, all the year round water temperature maintained at 35 ℃. (Eric Lee)