Athletes foot or tinea pedis is a fungal infection affecting the skin between the toes ,because of the warm,dark,and moist environment that our toes provide its easy for the fungus to grow and will mostly always be found between the toes. Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Trichophyton rubrum are the two most commonly found fungus’ in athletes foot and they are parasitic meaning they need to feed off another organism to survive,in this case the organism would be the old and dead skin cells the fungus feed off of to survive. Trichophyton meat graphites often causes toe web or blister like infections this infection is very sever yet easily traded,on the other hand trichophyton rubrum causes moccasin type infections which is chronic and is very
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Athlete's foot was first described in the bible as leprosy. In 1888 Celso Pellizzari ,an Italian dermatologist was the first person to describe this infection,then in 1908/ Arthur whitfield ,a professor of dermatology at king's college hospital in london developed Pellizzari theories,and later on has his own ointment named after him called Whitfield ointment which is most effective medication for athletes foot. T- rubum was the firtst fungus to be discoverd ,and was intally epidemic only in a small region of sotheast asia ,africa,australia,.Athletews foot wasnt noted in the area beacuse most of thye people hardly ver owre occulsive footwear.Therfore,the European nations helped spread the infection throught the european nation beause the increase of travel and occulsive foot waer which combinedmade up T-rubum the itchy and smelly fungus.World War I helped spread the infection even more and was first discovered in the United States in the 1920’s in Brimingham,Alabama.When the troops came home from war they brought back all types of infections and diesease and athletes foot was one of …show more content…
Athlete's foot doesn't have a particular racial or ethnic gro\up ;however,it's the world's most common dermatophytosis nearly seventy of the population will experience athlete's foot and once a person is affected with the fungal infection,they are more likely to for reassurance, to prevent recurrence doctors recommend to throw away old shoes that harbor the fungus treat them with antifungal powders or let them air out for twenty four hours before wearing them
Athlete's foot was first described in the bible as leprosy. In 1888 Celso Pellizzari ,an Italian dermatologist was the first person to describe this infection,then in 1908/ Arthur whitfield ,a professor of dermatology at king's college hospital in london developed Pellizzari theories,and later on has his own ointment named after him called Whitfield ointment which is most effective medication for athletes foot. T- rubum was the firtst fungus to be discoverd ,and was intally epidemic only in a small region of sotheast asia ,africa,australia,.Athletews foot wasnt noted in the area beacuse most of thye people hardly ver owre occulsive footwear.Therfore,the European nations helped spread the infection throught the european nation beause the increase of travel and occulsive foot waer which combinedmade up T-rubum the itchy and smelly fungus.World War I helped spread the infection even more and was first discovered in the United States in the 1920’s in Brimingham,Alabama.When the troops came home from war they brought back all types of infections and diesease and athletes foot was one of …show more content…
Athlete's foot doesn't have a particular racial or ethnic gro\up ;however,it's the world's most common dermatophytosis nearly seventy of the population will experience athlete's foot and once a person is affected with the fungal infection,they are more likely to for reassurance, to prevent recurrence doctors recommend to throw away old shoes that harbor the fungus treat them with antifungal powders or let them air out for twenty four hours before wearing them