What is athlete's foot?
Athlete's foot is an infection that causes the skin to be dry, red and itchy. It is can happen in between your toes or underneath your foot. Athlete's foot, when left untreated, can spread around your feet and toes and even contaminate your nails. When your athlete's foot spreads to your nails, they become fungal nails.
What causes athlete's foot?
Athlete's foot happens when the feet are sweaty and closed up in a shoe. Our skin presents a very delicate balance of bacterias, fungus, and other microorganisms. They all cohabit in harmony, but in the humid and dark environment of a shoe, certain bacterias or fungus will grow in number, overpowering the other microorganism. This creates a skin infection called athlete's foot.
