Fungi (in the case of nail fungus - dermatophytes) are ubiquitous. They are invisible big things, they can live in various environments and are very easy to spread. However, most fungi are most likely to grow well in warm and damp environment such as bathroom, locker room, gym, poolside, and hanging with bare feet such as yoga and pilates studio.
So, how do you pick up nail and foot fungal infections? Non hygienic nail grooming is the most common way ever. Do not maintain the area inside and around the nail bed of both your hands and feet is the first step to create a nice environment for nail fungus. Using contaminated nail polish or pedicure instruments can result in accidental spread of fungi. Merely photographing infected nails and moving to uninfected nails is a common mistake to easily spread fungal infections. Please clean your personal nail care device and wash it regularly.
Simple exposure is another thing. Many times, our skin, nails and cuticles have microscopic breaks and scratches that allow dermatophytes to enter. Protection in high risk environments and use of prophylactic antifungal therapy can reduce this risk. Also keep your skin around your feet so that your hands will rehydrate with high quality skin lotion so that the area will not dry out and crack. This can be an attractive situation for the development of cutaneous fungi that can easily become nail fungus infection.
People wearing artificial nails are more at risk of developing onychomycosis due to microscopic damage caused to the nail plate. Visiting clean and thorough nail technicians is going a long way to reduce the incidence of these infections.
Finally, some individuals tend to be susceptible to fungal infections, and in many cases are due to lack of heredity. That's not uncommon. Think of all people struggling with recurrent sinus infection, pharyngopharyngeal or wart. Typically, their systems tend to catch and spread these infections. It is not necessary to simply enter into destiny, but the last one of nail fungus has often reinfused even if the treatment succeeds.
Other factors that can increase the risk of developing onychomycosis include:
- Greatly rising
- Work in a humid or damp environment
- skin condition becomes psoriasis
- Wear socks and shoes that absorb sweat and hinder ventilation
- Walk barefoot in a wet public place such as a swimming pool, gym, shower room
- Athlete has legs
- Mild skin and nail injuries, damaged nails or another infectious disease
- diabetes, circulatory problems, or weakening of the immune system
