athlete's foot

(noun)

A fungal infection of the skin of the foot, usually between the toes, caused by the pathogen fungi. Scientific name: tinea pedis.

Related Terms

  • jock itch
  • ringworm

Examples of athlete's foot in the following topics:

  • Fungal Skin and Nail Diseases

    • Common fungal skin diseases include athlete's foot, jock itch, and ringworm.
    • Common fungal skin and nail diseases include athlete's foot, jock itch, and ringworm.
    • Athlete's foot (also known as ringworm of the foot and tinea pedis; ) is an infection of the skin that is caused by a fungi in the genus Trichophyton.
    • Athlete's foot causes scaling, flaking, and itching of the affected skin.
    • Fungus from other parts of the body (commonly tinea pedis or 'athlete's foot') can contribute to this itch.
  • Disease Severity and Duration

    • A localized disease is one that affects only one part of the body, such as athlete's foot or an eye infection.
  • Portals of Microbe Entry

    • Some diseases that are transmissible by direct contact include Athlete's foot and impetigo.
  • Antifungal Drugs

    • An example of an azole drug is Clotrimazole, commonly used to treat athlete's foot, ringworm , vaginal yeast infections, and oral thrush.
  • Positive-Strand RNA Viruses of Animals

    • Foot and Mouth Disease is caused by the Aphthovirus virus which positive-strand RNA virus, of the Picornaviridae family of animal viruses.
  • Treatment of Animal Viral Infections

    • Foot and mouth disease virus (FMDV) is the prototypic member of the Aphthovirus genus in the Picornaviridae family.
    • This picornavirus is the etiological agent of an acute systemic vesicular disease that affects cattle worldwide, foot-and-mouth disease.
  • Babesiosis

    • The Babesia microti life cycle includes two hosts, a rodent, primarily the white-footed mouse, and a tick.
  • Gangrene

    • Gangrene of the 1st to 4th toes of the right foot of a person with diabetes.
  • Parasitic Skin Diseases

  • Plague

    • In the United States, animals such as the black-tailed prairie dog and the endangered black-footed ferret are under threat from the disease.
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