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What is Athlete’s Foot?

Athlete’s Foot is a contagious skin disease that primarily affects the spaces between the toes. It is pleasantly warm and humid here – the ideal climate for fungus.
Lamisil Athletes’s Foot treatment provides relief of the symptoms and treats the root cause.

What you should know about Athlete’s Foot:

  • Typical symptoms of an Athlete’s Foot infection include redness, itching, scaling and burning.
  • Athlete’s Foot is very common, one in six British people suffer from Athlete’s Foot (NHS, 11/2022).
  • Athlete’s Foot can affect anyone.
  • Antifungal agents (antimycotics) such as Lamisil help kill the Athlete’s Foot pathogens and stop Athlete’s Foot.

The causes of Athlete’s Foot

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Athlete’s Foot can be transmitted not only directly from person to person, but also indirectly via floors, towels or shoes.

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Closed shoes (e.g. sneakers) provide the fungus with the warm, moist environment it needs to thrive and spread.

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An untreated Athlete’s Foot infection can also spread to other parts of the body (hands, toenails, or groin area). Even short skin to skin contact can be enough.

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