In the field of medicine, athlete's foot is defined as a common foot infection that is the product of a fungus that affects the area between the toes. The most common symptoms may include stinging, burning, and brittle and scaly skin in the aforementioned area. This can contract if the foot comes in direct contact with wet surfaces, such as showers, swimming pools and locker room floors. That is why it is best to prevent it, for this the experts recommend keeping your feet clean, free of water and fresh, wearing clean socks, avoiding walking without shoes in public areas, wearing flip-flops in the locker room showers, among others.
This is the most common dermatophytosis, accounting for nearly 70 percent of ringworms, not to mention that at least 20 percent of people are asymptomatic carriers of contagious ringworm. It is common to see the fungus move to various areas of the foot through towels, contaminated clothing, sheets, etc.
This infection occurs most frequently in men than in women and is seen in both children and adults, with athletes and sportsmen, individuals who have a greater chance of infection, reason why bears his name.
With regard to contagion, this occurs by direct transmission from person to person, or failing that by coming into contact with damp surfaces where the fungus persists for months, as is the case with towels, carpets, in barracks, schools, saunas, hotels, gyms, among others.
Therefore, if the foot is kept wet for long periods of time, it is very likely that this infection will be contracted, either because the footwear is wet due to the action of the sweat produced by the foot or because it has been soaked in water, in addition to the use Of closed footwear such as boots also increase the risk of the appearance or permanence of the infection, this is because it creates a hot, humid and dark environment that favors the growth of the fungus.
