What is athlete's foot? Detailed answer

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What is athlete's foot?

This condition is sometimes referred to as athlete's foot. But you don't have to be an athlete to get it. This is mainly a fungal infection of the foot, and most people can get it, although there are people who are especially susceptible to fungal infections. The name of this disease owes its appearance to the fact that it is common among athletes who have to use a shared shower.

There are two main types of epidermophytosis. In a more common form, a crack appears in the skin, usually at the base of the fifth toe or between the fourth and fifth toes. A patch of dead skin also appears between the fingers. If this patch is removed, red, shiny skin remains in this place. The next type of this disease begins with reddening of the skin between the fingers, which then thickens and begins to peel off. Both types of disease are able to spread over the entire surface of the sole. The disease can affect both feet, although usually one foot is more affected than the other.

There are several other diseases that can have the same effects. Anyone who decides to be treated for epidermophytosis must be sure that he has this particular disease. Therefore, it is much safer to consult a doctor before starting self-medication. Epidermophytosis is caused by three types of fungi. They are almost constantly present on the skin, so the infection can be obtained at any time. But when the skin heats up and stays moist for a long time, the fungus gets into the dead outer layers of the skin and starts to grow.

As fungi grow, they produce certain substances on the skin, and if a person does not have allergic reactions and is not sensitive to these substances, then the fungi may not bother him at all. Some simple cases of this disease do not require any treatment at all, and the symptoms of the disease disappear as soon as the weather becomes cooler. But in more serious cases, the foot must be constantly kept dry, socks must be changed frequently and certain ointments must be used.

Author: Likum A.

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What are psychic phenomena?

Sometimes things happen to people that are out of the ordinary. This does not mean that these phenomena are supernatural. Science just can't explain them yet. They are called psychic phenomena. There are many varieties of such phenomena, and people study them with great interest. Many people believe in them, others don't.

Let's look at some of these phenomena. One of them is called "poltergeist". It is associated with strange sounds, the movement of furniture, breaking dishes and other strange incidents that people who are at that moment in the apartment cannot explain in any way. But for this to happen, the presence of a certain person is almost always necessary.

Even more interesting are the phenomena associated with the extraordinary abilities of the psyche of some people. In such cases, a person has knowledge about what he could not know in any natural way. For example, he can read the thoughts of another person or learn about an event that happened somewhere far away or a very long time ago.

Reading the thoughts of another person (not a guess, but reading) is called telepathy.

Knowledge about some distant and long-standing incidents is called clairvoyance. A lot of research has been done to prove the existence or demonstrate cases of telepathy, but many scientists claim that these experiments were done incorrectly. Another interesting psychic phenomenon is called prediction. This is when people seem to know about events that should happen in the future. People who do not believe in predictions may ask why these people do not get rich on the stock exchange or do not prevent crime.

In general, there is a twofold attitude towards psychic phenomena: some unconditionally believe in them, and others - among them there are many scientists - do not believe in them and believe that such a thing cannot take place and therefore does not happen.

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