What lives under your fingernails?
By A Mystery Man Writer
Description
Washing your hands is the first defence against all kinds of nasty bacteria. But do you wash under your fingernails? Maybe you should, says Jason G Goldman.
![What lives under your fingernails?](https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-thumb-153435589-200-gvzbcsapktydtuoqhbjxloqdjtmhrfyn.jpeg)
What bacteria and germs can build up underneath your fingernails if you don't trim or clean them up every other day? - Quora
![What lives under your fingernails?](https://www.nm.org//-/media/northwestern/healthbeat/images/healthy-tips/nm-dirtiest-parts-of-your-hands_preview.jpg)
What You Miss Most When Washing Your Hands
![What lives under your fingernails?](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/37/47/5f/37475f5277f5a52273fdf2753f8817bd.jpg)
Streptococcus pneumoniae Microbiology, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Electron microscope
![What lives under your fingernails?](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/closeup-photo-boys-hands-yard-260nw-2334448433.jpg)
Dirt Under Fingernails Royalty-Free Images, Stock Photos & Pictures
![What lives under your fingernails?](http://rashxxd.weebly.com/uploads/1/7/7/8/17787175/1786124.jpg?389)
Proteobacteria - Javon Heard's Weebly
freshnails Europe
freshnails Europe
![What lives under your fingernails?](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/44/5d/dc/445ddcc570ab7ee1330bd433582c383b.jpg)
Winners of the 2016 agar art competition – in pictures
![What lives under your fingernails?](https://imgix.bustle.com/mic/8bbmg9ae68uhe2icxqepo6iifdwc94mi0k8shoe7rf8tbzmoggmhipnslw9jzkwx.jpg)
Here's All the Disgusting Stuff That Grows Under Your Nails When You Don't Wash Your Hands
![What lives under your fingernails?](https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-thumb-2044688269-100-ccbilzumuddqskwymfxctxdwdzdlbdii.jpeg)
What bacteria and germs can build up underneath your fingernails if you don't trim or clean them up every other day? - Quora
![What lives under your fingernails?](https://styles.redditmedia.com/t5_6jqv7l/styles/communityIcon_89kyt4lxqa691.jpeg?format=pjpg&s=ad8aa0f8abbd20c2d83c065d5516b48c1c8819af)
How much bacteria is lurking on our everyday essentials?: Our nails have more bacteria than any other surface, including a toilet seat!!! : r/STEW_ScTecEngWorld
![What lives under your fingernails?](https://imgix.bustle.com/mic/fmyyv2bkosk4bx1s4heskoxnt3qq6karivsj4szqbrlyszz85zdae5a9zi1s01tu.gif)
Here's All the Disgusting Stuff That Grows Under Your Nails When You Don't Wash Your Hands
Worms under Fingernails
![What lives under your fingernails?](https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e7a3fa6/2147483647/strip/false/crop/4577x3051+0+0/resize/1486x991!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.vox-cdn.com%2Fthumbor%2F4REDPPZ8yeIlhF1g1wp1Apz2ZEE%3D%2F0x0%3A4577x3051%2F4577x3051%2Ffilters%3Afocal%282289x1526%3A2290x1527%29%2Fcdn.vox-cdn.com%2Fuploads%2Fchorus_asset%2Ffile%2F23407785%2FAdobeStock_71584574.jpeg)
Does bacteria live underneath long fingernails? - Chicago Sun-Times
![What lives under your fingernails?](https://www.wikihow.com/images/thumb/e/ed/Put-on-Contact-Lenses-with-Long-Nails-Step-1.jpg/v4-460px-Put-on-Contact-Lenses-with-Long-Nails-Step-1.jpg.webp)
Simple Ways to Put on Contact Lenses with Long Nails: 10 Steps
from
per adult (price varies by group size)