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Athlete's Foot
Athlete’s foot
It lurks in unventilated shoes, and hot and sweaty gym socks — it’s the fungus which causes Athlete’s foot! The combination of a warm, wet environment and bare feet encourages fungus growth and increases your chance of coming into contact with the organism. You don’t have to be an athlete to fall prey to this widespread foot infection (although spending a lot of time in damp locker rooms doesn't help).
Athlete’s Foot is a skin condition caused by a fungus; it usually appears between the toes. There are almost 250,000 sweat glands in your feet, and they excrete as much as half a pint of moisture each day. When those...
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Athlete’s foot: Q & A
Answers to the most common questions about Athlete’s Foot.
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