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Archive Home > 2007 > March > 15 > Fact or fiction: You can get athlete's foot by walking around barefoot in the gym

Fact or fiction: You can get athlete's foot by walking around barefoot in the gym


March 15, 2007

Fact. According the American Podiatric Medical Association, athlete's foot is frequently contracted in locker rooms where heavy traffic and optimal conditions for fungal growth increase the risk.

Athlete's foot is caused by fungi called dermatophytes and usually affects the area between the....

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