Re: What is a foot fungus besides athletes foot?

Foot fungus is caused by excessive moisture in shoes and socks. This is the perfect environment for fungus to grow--where it is warm and moist.

Althete's foot is caused by a fungus and its symptoms include dry scaly skin, itching, inflammation, and blisters. You can find out more about athlete's foot at these url's:

http://www.athletesfoot.com/

http://www.feetforlife.org/athlfoot.htm

Toe nail fungus is another foot fungus. It causes the toe nails to thicken and discolor, and they may pull away from the skin. Toe nail fungus can sread from toe to toe and even to hands. You can find out more about toe nail fungus infections here:

http://mayohealth.org/mayo/9505/htm/nailinfe.htm

http://quickcare.org/skin/fungus.html