”Tinea pedis, medically called tinea pedis, is one of the most prevalent skin diseases. There are reports that the incidence rate in China is about 80%, so common disease, the people know about it, but in the clinic we found that people really have a lot of misconceptions and one-sided understanding of foot odor: 1, foot odor is caused by fungal infection fungus is commonly known as mold, like to grow in a warm and humid environment, so summer foot odor is easy to aggravate, summer food is more likely to mold long hair. 2, the performance of foot odor is not only rotten feet Some people’s heels are easy to rough or even dry and cracked may also be foot odor. Specific foot odor is divided into three types: scaly blister type, impregnated erosion type, and hyperkeratosis type. Please look at the pictures. 3, foot fungus can be infectious, the infection is transmitted by direct or indirect contact infection tools, including slippers, socks, foot wash basin, foot wipes, etc.. It is worth mentioning that foot odor is most likely to be transmitted to one’s family, relatives and friends. Because these people have more opportunities to contact. 4, foot fungus can not feel any general blister type or impregnated vesicular type may have an itchy feeling. 5, foot odor and foot disease are not the same thing Foot odor is a systemic disease caused by insufficient intake of vitamin B1 (thiamine), and clinically involves mainly the digestive, nervous and circulatory systems. 6, “foot odor is the body’s detoxification channels, cured will get a major disease” of course, there is no scientific basis for the statement. 7, the harm of foot odor includes causing. 8, foot fungus can certainly be cured, as long as you adhere to external medication, generally at least 4 weeks of continuous external use, or oral antifungal drugs for 1 week, and then two weeks of external medication can be. 9, prevention and control of tinea pedis is to eliminate the source of infection (treatment of patients with tinea pedis), cut off the path of infection (do not share slippers, socks foot wash basin, foot wipes, etc., and develop the habit of washing your feet with hot water every day to keep them clean and dry.) In short, foot odor is caused by fungal infection and can be contagious. Persistent medication can cure it, but not treating it may infect others or other parts of yourself, or even cause bacterial infection. Although foot odor is small it should be taken seriously.