{"id":4023,"date":"2025-04-30T16:43:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T20:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/athletes-foot\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T19:11:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T23:11:47","slug":"athletes-foot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/athletes-foot\/","title":{"rendered":"Athlete\u2019s Foot: Recognize and Treat This Contagious Fungal Infection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is athlete\u2019s foot?<\/h2>\n\n<p>Also known as <strong>tinea pedis<\/strong>, <strong>athlete\u2019s foot<\/strong> is a <strong>superficial fungal infection of the foot skin<\/strong> caused by dermatophytes. Very common and contagious, it usually affects the spaces between the toes, but can spread to the soles or sides of the feet.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Symptoms<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Intense itching between the toes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Redness, cracks, or fissures in the skin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Peeling or flaking skin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bad odor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Possible blisters or oozing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Burning or discomfort when walking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Causes and risk factors<\/h2>\n\n<p>Athlete\u2019s foot thrives in warm, humid environments. Common causes include:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wearing closed shoes for long periods<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Excessive sweating<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Walking barefoot in public spaces (showers, pools, locker rooms)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sharing towels or shoes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inadequate hygiene or poor drying between toes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Are plantar warts contagious?<\/h2>\n\n<p>Yes. Athlete\u2019s foot <strong>spreads easily <\/strong>via direct or indirect contact (floors, socks, shoes, mats). It can also spread to other body parts or other people.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Treatment at PodiSant\u00e9<\/h2>\n\n<p>We provide <strong>fast, targeted, and effective treatments<\/strong> to eliminate the infection:<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rapid clinical diagnosis<\/h3>\n\n<p>Visual assessment and, if needed, a mycological test.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topical antifungals<\/h3>\n\n<p>Prescription creams or gels tailored to the affected area and severity.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hygiene and prevention tips<\/h3>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Thorough drying between toes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Regular sock changes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Disinfection of shoes and personal items<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use of antifungal maintenance products<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Also known as tinea pedis, athlete\u2019s foot is a superficial fungal infection of the foot skin caused by dermatophytes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3454,"featured_media":3880,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-common-conditions"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3454"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4023"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4023\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4268,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4023\/revisions\/4268"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}