Take action on fungal infections - they are treatable. |
Fungus can be found almost everywhere and to
get fungal infection are as common as catching cold. Fungal infections can
caused serious problems from the infection itself and also lost of confident to
be in public. By understanding more about fungal infections, we can prevent it
and cure it faster.
As many other infections, the best way to
prevent fungal infection is by taking the prevention steps. Fungal spores can
be transmitted from one to another from direct contact, sharing clothes with
infected people, staying at the wet or damp places, sweating too much, low
immunity and taking medications. These are the things that we need to prevent
in order to avoid fungal infections at the first place.
Dehumidifier will remove himidity from the air. |
First improve your surroundings to avoid spreading
of fungus spores. Don’t spend too long in wet or damp areas such as toilet or
sharing areas such as changing room or public bath. Sharing clothes also should
be prevented especially if you know the person already infected by fungus. Also
check your pet if there’s any sign of fungal infection – as pet also one of the
common spreader for fungal infections.
Improve the air circulation in your room. Use dehumidifier
to avoid damp air and UV air cleaner to kills bacteria and fungus spores. Always
wearing clean and dry clothes. Change your socks often or let your feet expose
to the air to make sure its stay dry. Don’t forget to eat healthy foods and
exercises to stay healthy – to keep you immune system at its best.
Prevention also can be taken by using anti-fungal
soaps one or twice a week. There are soaps or shower creams that available on
the market. By using the soaps, it will leave your skin to be unsuitable place
for fungus to grow.
Athlete's foot is common infection. |
Damp areas such as armpit and genital areas can be easily infected. |
Ringworm can be easily identified from the circular shape. |
Even if you are infected already, don’t be
scared! There are lots of anti-fungal creams that can cure the infections. Get treatment
as soon as possible to avoid spreading. If no improvement, get professional help
to prevent infection getting serious.
Even though some home remedies such as garlic, coconut
oil, and also tea tree oil work to treat fungal infections, try not to stay
with it for too long if there’s no improvement within 2 weeks. Learn how to
identify fungal infections such as athlete’s foot, yeast infection (usually in
genital areas and nail), jock itch, and ringworm - so you can find cure as soon as get infected.
Anti fungal soap can be use as prevention step. |
Tea tree one of the known for its anti fungal properties. |
Anti-fungal cream, works best at early stage. |
Fungal infection need to be treated as it can
spread into larger areas or infected others. What you need to know about fungal
infections is that they are preventable and treatable. So be positive and take
action to avoid serious problems.