Can nails be contagious

summary

Onychomycosis, commonly known as "manicure", refers to the disease caused by dermatophytes invading the deck or under the nail. Onychomycosis is caused by dermatophytes, yeasts, non dermatophytes and other fungi. Onychomycosis can be transmitted. Here are several ways of transmission.

Can nails be contagious

Approach 1: daily contact with a lot of patients in peacetime will appear some skin itching and other symptoms, at this time, people often use direct scratching, in this unconsciously, those who often have tinea corporis, or tinea cruris patients will lead to infection, because if the patients use their hands to directly contact those suffering from onychomycosis, or tinea pedis disease parts, It usually gets to the hands

The second way: personal hygiene life does not pay attention to personal health care, some people also like to wear tight clothes or airtight shoes and so on, these factors are often the way of infection of nails.

Third: social occasions in some of the daily social contact places, common handshake, or the use of money, there is holding the car armrest and other situations, some of these daily activities will also lead to the spread of fungi to the skin. There is also a variety of public places that people often appear, such as a collective bathroom, or a swimming pool, dormitory, etc., will lead to the spread of nails.

matters needing attention

1. Develop good living habits, 2. Enhance the body's ability to resist pathogenic fungi, 3. Do a good job in environmental hygiene, and do not create an external environment for the growth and reproduction of pathogenic fungi, 4. For people with sweaty hands and feet, it is appropriate to use some treatment methods to inhibit local perspiration, especially in the period of Manicure in summer.