Showing posts with label fungus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fungus. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Black nail

Black nail is very common.

It's caused by acute trauma, most commonly jamming a finger or thumb in a door, stubbing a toe - or when the wrong sort of nail gets hit with a hammer.

Subungual means 'under the nail', haematoma means bruise.

As with all bruises in time it will disappear.

Sometimes the nail will fall off because of the damage but it usually grows back.

When the build up of pressure under the nail causes pain, making a small hole in the nail relieves it.
The doctor or chiropodist can do this.

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Skin fungus

A lot of people get fungal infections, but they're usually easy to treat becuase a fungus rarely spreads below the skin.
In our place it called : A mushroom .
A mushroom is one type of fungus, but fungus also refers to a type of germ that lives on all of us.
This germ is harmless most of the time, but sometimes it can cause a problem called a fungal infection.
It sounds gross, but don't worry or feel embarrassed.
Getting rid of a fungal infection is not that difficult.

Washing your feet every day.

Drying your feet completely, especially between your toes.

Wearing sandals or shower shoes when walking around in locker rooms, public pools, and public showers.

Wearing clean socks.

If they get wet or damp, be sure to change them as soon as you can.

Using a medicated powder on your feet to help reduce perspiration.