To prevent onychomycosis (nail fungus), attention must be paid to reducing individual risk factors.
Behavioral risk factors
- Use of public bathing facilities
- Home bathing (as far as family members are the source of infection).
- Shoes too tight; plastic socks
Preventive measures
- Advice on footwear:
- Avoid tight, closed shoes and rubber boots.
- Avoiding heat accumulation with high humidity in the shoes, especially in sports shoes made of synthetic material.
- Wearing bathing shoes in public swimming pools and showers.
- Intensive drying of the feet
- Do not walk barefoot on carpets in hotel rooms
