They constitute 15-40% of all nail disorders. Usually due to moisture "trapped" in a hot environment like the inside of the shoes, so "it is most common in the legs instead of hands. They occur with the same frequency in both sexes.
Symptoms
The fungal infection of the nails usually begins with white or yellow spots that appear on the edge of the nail and you can check this here www.nolimitly.com/2015/11/zetaclear-review.html. If not treated promptly, the infection goes deeper and occupies the entire nail, make it more thick-thick and the edges are crushed you can check toenail fungus treatment home remedies in this site http://www.nolimitly.com/. The infection can spread to other nails. In some cases it can cause detachment of the nail, odor and pain.
Prevention
Important and the treatment is prevention. We would take particular care that:
- Frequent control of the feet.
- Frequent washing of the feet, on a daily basis. Wipe thoroughly our legs after swimming, paying particular attention to the areas between the fingers. If necessary, even use dryer. Avoid closed shoes to not sweat our feet.
- Use antiperspirant products and powders if we have profuse sweating.
- Do not walk barefoot in public areas such as gyms, swimming pools, showers, changing rooms, saunas etc. Avoid walking barefoot even at home unless we are absolutely sure of the cleanliness.
- Frequently changing socks. The rule says that a sock coming from the leg not reenters until washed.
- Change towels often.
- Do not leave long nails, nor cut deep.
- Disinfect our shoes. The normal rule says that every day we wear a shoe should be ventilated for 4-7 consecutive days. However this may be difficult, then we try to disinfect frequently.
Symptoms
The fungal infection of the nails usually begins with white or yellow spots that appear on the edge of the nail and you can check this here www.nolimitly.com/2015/11/zetaclear-review.html. If not treated promptly, the infection goes deeper and occupies the entire nail, make it more thick-thick and the edges are crushed you can check toenail fungus treatment home remedies in this site http://www.nolimitly.com/. The infection can spread to other nails. In some cases it can cause detachment of the nail, odor and pain.
Prevention
Important and the treatment is prevention. We would take particular care that:
- Frequent control of the feet.
- Frequent washing of the feet, on a daily basis. Wipe thoroughly our legs after swimming, paying particular attention to the areas between the fingers. If necessary, even use dryer. Avoid closed shoes to not sweat our feet.
- Use antiperspirant products and powders if we have profuse sweating.
- Do not walk barefoot in public areas such as gyms, swimming pools, showers, changing rooms, saunas etc. Avoid walking barefoot even at home unless we are absolutely sure of the cleanliness.
- Frequently changing socks. The rule says that a sock coming from the leg not reenters until washed.
- Change towels often.
- Do not leave long nails, nor cut deep.
- Disinfect our shoes. The normal rule says that every day we wear a shoe should be ventilated for 4-7 consecutive days. However this may be difficult, then we try to disinfect frequently.