What is Athlete’s foot?

Athlete’s foot is a contagious skin disease that primarily affects the spaces between the toes. It is pleasantly warm and humid here – the ideal climate for fungus.
Lamisil Athletes’s foot treatment provides relief of the symptoms and treats the root cause.

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What you should know about athlete’s foot:

Typical symptoms of an athlete’s foot infection include redness, itching, scaling and burning.
Athlete’s foot is very common, one in three Germans suffers from athlete’s foot.
Athlete’s foot can affect anyone.
With antifungal agents (antimycotics) such as Lamisil, the athlete’s foot pathogen can be killed and the athlete’s foot can be stopped.

The causes of athlete’s foot

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Athlete’s foot can be transmitted not only directly from person to person, but also indirectly via floors, towels or shoes.

Closed shoes (e.g. sneakers) provide the fungus with the warm, moist environment it needs to thrive and spread.

An untreated athlete’s foot infection can also spread to other parts of the body (hands, toenails, or groin area). Even a short skin contact can be enough.

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