Biting your nails is a bad habit that can cause you many problems. “Biting your nails can result in damage to the nails and infection of the skin surrounding it, called paronychia,” Asif Ansari, MD, medical director of the Montefiore Medical Group says. This nervous habit can introduce viruses into your body leading to upper respiratory and other infections.
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