Toenail fungus spreads within families. Your own family members can be the ones infecting you. Furthermore, according to WebMD, studies confirm that toenail fungus does spread among families.
How does it spread?
By using molecular biology techniques, researchers in one of the studies observed the expansion of the microorganisms called dermatophytes. As a result, it commonly causes toenail fungus among families.
Also, another study found that among 57 families in which at least one person had a toe/foot infection, 19 families had more than two people whose toe/foot are infected within the same family.
Is it the same Nail Fungus?
Those researchers even confirmed the same DNA type in the dermatophytes among forty-two percent of the infected families. As a result, it could mean there is a high chance of fungal foot/toe infection spreading within families.
This evidence provided by these studies tells us the importance of treating fungal infections on your toe and foot.
Getting Infected
Nails get infected when the fungi get into the nail. As a result, the fungi get through
- A small cut in the skin around the nail
- Crack in the nail
- A separation between the nail and nail bed
Prevent infection of nail fungus
- Treat your athlete’s feet ASAP
- The fungus on your feet can spread to your toenails. As a result, if you treat your fungus on your toenails, do not forget to treat fungus on your feet as well.
- Do not share things that could spread nail fungus
- As a result, you can easily pick up other people’s fungal infections by sharing nail clippers, towels, socks. shoes, and other things.
PinPointe Laser Treatment
As you can see, tips for healthy feet without nail fungus can be easy to find. If you have caught nail fungus, it can be easily treated using the FDA-approved PinPointe laser. It typically only takes on treatment. Other treatments like topical solutions and oral medication are not as effective. Topical solutions have a very low cure rate. This is because the solution does not penetrate all the way through the nail bed. This is because it can lead to liver toxicity. You would need to have consistent blood tests throughout the course of taking the medication.
Our nail doctor in Fair Lawn, NJ recommends this treatment for toenail fungus. The PinPointe Laser treatment has the highest cure rate in the market. It has no side effects and no recovery period. As a result, you can go about your daily activities right after the treatment. Also, there’s no pain. If you have any signs of nail fungus, call us at (800) 672-0625 our Fair Lawn, NJ location. Visit our website for more information on our doctors at one of our over 150 locations.
