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You can get a nail fungus infection when you come in contact with the fungus and it begins to grow on or under your nail.

Nail fungus infections are usually caused by dermatophytes (a fungus group). But nail fungus infection can be appear if there are yeasts and molds on your body.

All of these microscopic organisms live in warm, moist environments (including swimming pools and showers). They can infect your skin through small unseen cuts or through a little separation between your nail and nail bed. They cause problems only if your nails are continually exposed to warmth and moisture, a perfect condition for the growth and spread of fungi.

The risk to be infected by nail fungus will be higher if you have a condition called onycholysis (the separation of the nail from the skin beneath).

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Symptoms of nail fungus infection will depend on the type of fungus infection you have. Nail fungus infection can cause unpleasant feeling but is usually not hurt you at the beginning and Athlete’s foot is often present.

The most common nail fungus infection, distal subungal onychomycosis, is caused by dermatophytes. It infects both the nail and the nail bed (skin underneath the nail). Dermathophytes cause approximately 90% off all nail fungus infection. Some common symptoms if your nail infected by demathophytes:

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Infection of nail fungus happens if a fungus attack one or more of your finger nail, a toenail, or the skin below the nail (nail bed). Fungus can infect your nails through little cuts in the skin around your nail or through the area between nail and nail bed.

Nail fungus infection maybe won’t cause serious problems if the condition of your body (immune system) is healthy. But you should as soon as possible cure the infection before the nail fungus spreads deeper into your nail, because it may not only cause your nail to discolor, thicken and develop crumbling edges – an unpleasant and potentially painful problem. (If you have diabetes or a weak immune system, fungal nail infection could lead to more serious health problems. Talk to your doctor about the best way to treat a nail infection if you have one of these problems.)

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