Athlete's foot, known medically as tinea pedis, is a common skin infection of the feet caused by fungus. Signs and symptoms often include itching, scaling, cracking and redness. In rare cases the skin may blister.
Unyawo lomgijimi (athlete's foot) lubangelwa luhlobo lwefungus oluchaphazela ulusu lweenyawo. Abantu badla ngokulufumana olusu ngokuhamba bengenazihlangu kunye nokudibana ngqo nefungus. Tinea pedis, also known as athlete's foot, results from dermatophytes infecting the skin of the feet. Patients contract the infection by directly contacting the organism while walking barefoot.
Olona sulelo luxhaphakileyo ebantwaneni ngaphambi kokufikisa ziintshulube emzimbeni nasentloko, ngelixa abakwishumi elivisayo kunye nabantu abadala bethanda ukufumana intshulube kwigroin, ezinyaweni, nasezinzipho (onychomycosis). The most frequent infections in kids before puberty are ringworm on the body and scalp, while teens and adults are prone to getting ringworm in the groin, on the feet, and on the nails (onychomycosis).
Ezinye iindlela zokuthintela ziquka: ukungahambi ngeenyawo kwiishawari zikawonke‑wonke, ukugcina iinzipho zimfutshane, ukunxiba izihlangu ezikhulu ngokwaneleyo, nokutshintsha iikawusi yonke imihla. Xa usulelekile, iinyawo kufuneka zigcinwe zomile kwaye zicocekile kwaye ukunxiba iimbadada kunokunceda. Unyango lunokuba ngamayeza e‑antifungal asetyenziswa eluswini olufana ne‑clotrimazole okanye, ngenxa yosulelo oluqhubekayo, amayeza e‑antifungal athathwa ngomlomo njenge‑terbinafine. Ukusetyenziswa kwekhilimu ye‑antifungal ngokuqhelekileyo kucetyiswa kwiiveki ezine.
○ Unyango ― OTC Amachiza
* I‑OTC antifungal ointment
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