Causes of Onychomycosis

Onychomycosis is the most common problem on nails. The occurrence of onychomycosis can actually have a great impact on a person's image. Onychomycosis makes a person's hands look dirty. Moreover, onychomycosis is actually a contagious fungal infection. Therefore, it can be said that onychomycosis is very harmful to the human body. Therefore, it is very important for people in real life to prevent onychomycosis.

The most important thing to prevent onychomycosis is to find out the causes of onychomycosis. In fact, the onset of onychomycosis is inseparable from many factors, especially some environmental factors and disease factors that may directly cause onychomycosis.

To prevent onychomycosis and onychomycosis, the first thing to do is to actively prevent and treat common tinea diseases, and fungal infections should be prevented even more when there is nail malnutrition.

1. Environmental factors

High temperature and high humidity are important conditions for the high incidence of ringworm. Therefore, ringworm diseases in summer and rainy season are more common and more severe than those in winter and dry season. Some drought-resistant and cold-resistant ringworm fungi can still cause disease in cold and dry seasons, which is more common in northern my country. The patient's work and living environment should not be ignored. The incidence rate is lower in well-ventilated places than in enclosed, stuffy and humid places. The incidence rate is higher in crowded places. It can be seen that occupation, type of work, etc. have a great impact on the incidence of ringworm. It is easy to get ringworm in high temperature and high humidity workshops, especially in poorly ventilated environments where production requires wearing heavy work clothes. If there are no bathing facilities or if you fail to take a bath in time, the incidence of ringworm will increase significantly.

2. Personal factors

Men, women, young and old can all get sick. Generally speaking, young and middle-aged men and women are more likely to suffer from the disease; those who love sports, are active and sweat a lot are also likely to suffer from the disease. Ringworm is not inherited, but there is a family susceptibility. Personal hygiene habits are directly related to ringworm. People who come into contact with public baths and swimming pools with poor sanitation are more likely to contract ringworm. People who keep pets such as cats and dogs are prone to infection by ringworm fungi on their pets. Ringworm is common in patients with certain chronic diseases such as malnutrition, hyperthyroidism, and diabetes, and the symptoms are also more severe. Some serious illnesses, such as AIDS and advanced cancer patients, not only have a high incidence of fungal ringworm, but the ringworm is also widely distributed, has strange manifestations, and is very stubborn and difficult to cure. Wearing underwear that is too thick and tight can easily cause jock itch. People who often sit on the toilet are more likely to develop jock itch than those who don't. People who do not shower immediately after swimming are prone to tinea corporis and tinea versicolor (sweat spots). In addition, people who bathe too frequently and like to scratch are prone to implanting fungal dandruff into the affected area or spreading it to other places, causing ringworm.

Because onychomycosis is also a contagious disease, patients who have already contracted onychomycosis should maintain their personal hygiene on a daily basis. It is best to use their own cleaning products separately. In addition, they should try to avoid the causes that may cause onychomycosis to stay away from the trouble of onychomycosis.