What Is a Fungal Infection?
fungal infection, also called mycosis, is a skin disease caused by a fungus. There are millions of species of fungi. They live in the dirt, on plants, on household surfaces, and on your skin. Sometimes, they can lead to skin problems like rashes or bumps.
Fungal Infection Symptoms
A fungal skin infection might cause:–
- Irritation
- Scaly Skin
- Redness
- Itching
- Swelling
- Blisters
Today it has become big challenge to treatment fungal infection due to drugs resistance.
DO’S AND DON’TS TO AVOID FUNGAL INFECTION.
Do’s
- Keep your skin clean and dry.
- Wear loose fitted clothing.
- Keep your nails short and clean.
- Daily change your socks and undergarments.
- Wash your hands with soap with running Water after paying with pets.
- Use medication for the correct duration, as advised by your doctor.
- Always shower immediately following exercise or a hard day’s work under the sun. This will wash away the oils produced through sweat, oils that the fungus feeds upon.
Don’ts
- Do not walk barefoot in areas like locker room or public showers or public pools.
- Do not share clothing, towels and other personal items with others.
- Don’t scratch the affected skin as this spreads the infection.
- Don’t cut the cuticles, which is dead skin at the base of finger nail or Toe nail.
- Do not handle animals with infections.
- Do not eat unhealthy foods.
- Do not wear polyester, denim and skin tight clothes.
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