Sunday, February 20, 2011

Fungi Infection On Foot

Fungi infection on foot like that often been found to athlete's foot, this infection also called as tinea pedis. This is a kind of fungal infection on foot. This infection causes the foot peeling, redness, itching, burning and sometimes blisters and sores.

Like general properties of fungi that have best grown on warm area, moist environment such as on shoes, socks, swimming pools, locker rooms, and public showers. In tropical country this condition always in all season but usually more suit in rainy season, because the weather is hot and the humidity is relatively higher.

Fungi's foot is caused by a microscopic fungus that lives on dead tissue of the hair, toenails, and other skin layer. As the analyses there are four kind of fungi that usually causes athlete foot but the most common of these fungi is trichophyton rubrum.

This diseases usually be treated with antifungal medication (a drug placed directly on the skin). But on severe diseases need of oral medication (should be drink). To avoid this disease the foot should be dry or use anti fungus cream to make fungi can't grow in those described area.

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