Don’t Bite Your Nails,' Scottish Man Warns After Contracting Life-Threatening Sepsis Infection

Don’t Bite Your Nails,' Scottish Man Warns After Contracting Life-Threatening Sepsis Infection
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Nail biting may seem like an unsightly but harmless habit that can annoy others at the dinner table. Remember how our parents constantly told us to stop it when we were younger?

Now, we learn that the unsanitary habit may lead to far more serious consequences. A grandfather in Dumbarton, Scotland, learned that lesson the hard way after contracting a potentially deadly blood disease.

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