Entries Categorized as 'Nail Fungus Overview'

Is Nail Fungus Contagious

Date July 24, 2007

Can Nail Fungus Be “Caught”
The short answer is yes, nail fungus is contagious. Nail fungus can spread from toe to toe, from toe to finger - and spread from person to person.
The organisms live where conditions are moist and damp and so one person can transfer the fungal infection to another if they share a [...]

Toenails Or Fingernails

Date March 20, 2007

Toenails or fingernails - which is more likley to become infected with a fungus.
Fungus thrives in damp warm conditions - a hot sweaty sock is the ideal breeding ground for fungus so the toenails are more likely to become infected than the fingernails. This is not to say that fingernails are not prone just not [...]

Symptoms Of Nail Fungus

Date March 20, 2007

The symptoms of nail fungus are unmistakeable. If whilst reading this you feel that you may be a sufferer act now because the longer you ignore the more the condition will start to take a hold - when this stage is reached it makes it very hard to completley oust from your system.
So, what are [...]

What Is Nail Fungus

Date March 20, 2007

Nail Fungus comprises of tiny micro organisms called Tinea Unguium or Dermatophytes that infect either the toenails or the fingernails. Although our nails are made of a strong substance which is ideal for keeping infection and foreign bodies out, once an infection or foreign does get through our defensive barrier, the toughness of the nail makes this difficult [...]