Sign and Sysmptoms of Athletes Foot

Athlete's foot is more common in teens and men. It is comparatively rare in children below the age of 12, and in women. As its name suggests, athlete's foot is more commonly attack people who play lots of sport. This is because they frequently use common places like shower and locker rooms that helps in spreading of infection. Sport and work out also tends to make feet warmer and more humid and damp than normal, this will again help the fungi to grow. Tight-fitting training dress can also support the growth of fungi.

Main Causes Of Athlete's Foot are:

Keeping toe fingers damp or unclean for a long time
Wearing dirty socks, especially synthetic
Wearing plastic shoes regularly of for long time
Staining or cracks on foot
Spending long time in swimming pool, bathroom, shower, or changing room or using common places like locker rooms, saunas, communal bath, etc….
Extremely sweaty feet
By direct skin-to-skin contact with an infected person
Direct contact with contaminates like shoes, floors, mats, bed linens, rugs, clothes, and other surfaces, because they also carry fungus.
Household pets can also pass fungal infections to humans.

Symptoms Of Athlete's Foot are:

Cracking of the skin surface
Redness, swelling, and softening of the skin
Bumps on the feet
Itching, or burning, or both, on the affected body part
Scaling of the feet
Slight watery release from the affected parts
Thick, brittle, ragged or discoloured toenails
Unpleasant odour from the infected part
Inflammation that spreads in part of the foot
Skin of the affected area become dry