Ugly Nails A Sign Of Infection

Is thick, discolored or deformed nails? The surrounding skin is inflamed and painful? Do your nails smell? If you said "yes" to these questions, it might have onychomycosis, a fungal infection of the nail, which affects 25-40 percent of people over 60 years.Onychomycosis caused by a fungus or a small plant-like organisms that invade the nail or the skin under the nail. Two types of fungi are responsible for the disease: dermatophytes, can be seen that 90 percent of the cases, and yeast.

"In the temperate regions of the world, most nail infections caused by dermatophytes. In the tropics, the most common cause of yeast. In both cases, the fungi digest keratin, which is the main protein in nails, hair and skin. Overproducing keratin of the nails respond with a causes them to thicken and separate from the underlying skin, "according PDRhealth.com.

It is commonly believed that the fungus from shower floors, dressing rooms, and swimming, but the truth is, you do not have places to nail infection. Experts say mushrooms everywhere - in the dust, soil and air, and they like to live in a humid and warm places, such as the area around the toes. They enter the skin through small cuts, or if there is space between the nail and nail bed.

'Nail fungal infection is more common in toenails than in fingernails because toenails are often just a dark, warm, moist environment inside your shoes - where fungi can thrive. Another reason is the decreased blood flow to the toes than the fingers, "he said the MayoClinic.com.

Men often develop fungal infections of the fingernails, while women tend to treat fungal infections of the fingernails. However, the disease is usually more men than women. Older people seem to be more sensitive, because their nails grow more slowly and thicken with aging, they are easy targets for infection. The fungi spread from person to person, especially those who share shoes, nail clippers and nail files. Wikipedia reports that infection can be traced back more than 100 foot baths in nail salons.

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