What are the routes of tinea manus and tinea pedis infection?

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Tinea manus and tinea pedis refers to the superficial fungal infection of the skin between palms, plantars, fingers and toes. The main pathogens were Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Epidermophyton flocculus. Tinea manus is called "goose palm wind" in traditional Chinese medicine, while tinea pedis is called "foot dampness" in traditional Chinese medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that tinea manus and tinea pedis is often caused by "Damp heat of the spleen and stomach ascending along the meridians, and tinea pedis is caused by hand, and tinea pedis is caused by foot". What are the ways of infection of tinea manus and tinea pedis? Now let me tell you something.

What are the routes of tinea manus and tinea pedis infection?

Most of the tinea manus are caused by the direct contact infection of tinea pedis, tinea cruris and tinea capitis, or the spread of onychomycosis and tinea corporis on the back of hands. The pathogenic bacteria of tinea manus are mainly Trichophyton rubrum. In daily life, we should pay attention to hand hygiene, wash hands frequently after contacting tinea pedis, and use drugs to treat tinea pedis to eliminate the source of disease.

In addition, close and direct contact between people, animals and animals, and between people and animals, if there are ringworm patients, they must carry pathogenic ringworm. This kind of close contact can also infect each other, spreading from one person to another, causing the spread of tinea manus and pedis. Therefore, close contact with people and animals carrying pathogenic tinea should be avoided in daily life.

And indirect infection. For example, to the public bath, wear public slippers, bath towel, family foot towel or use the hotel, guest house's foot basin, public towel, slippers, etc; What's more, the shoes, socks and underwear of people with tinea pedis are infected. It's better not to use them for public use. It's better to disinfect them.

matters needing attention

Usually pay attention to personal hygiene, do not use public slippers, foot basin, cloth, etc., shoes and socks, foot cloth to regular sterilization, keep feet clean and dry; Usually also pay attention not to have too close contact with people or animals carrying pathogenic tinea