What is Foot fungus?

It starts with a seemingly harmless itch between your fingers and starts to annoy you. The itch gets worse and you can’t bear it anymore. You’re probably having what is known as Athlete’s foot, a very common foot skin infection caused by fungus. That fungus is called Trichophyton.

When the feet stay warm, moist, and irritated, this foot fungus can keep infecting the upper layer of the skin. Although this website is solely about fungal infection that affects feet, it can occur anywhere on our body: the scalp, groin area, hands, feet, nails, arms and legs, and other areas.

Athlete’s foot is also referred as tinea pedis as it’s caused by the ringworm fungus medically known as tinea. Tinea pedis  can live on many locations and it thrives mostly floors in gyms, swimming pools, nail salons, and in socks and clothing as well. Foot fungus can also be transferred directly from person to person or through a contact with these objects.
It is estimated that up to 70% of our population may acquire athlete’s foot at some time during their lives.