Toenail fungus remedies range from surgical removal of infected nails to simple application of an everyday substance thought to have some antifungal properties. Many people search for a traditional treatment, or a natural product because the prescription drugs are very expensive, or because they have heard that the prescription drugs have unpleasant and dangerous side [...]
Yellow toenails are usually a sign of trouble to come. Although harmless bacterial colonization can cause a color change in nails (usually green), and there is a rare condition called yellow nail syndrome, by far the most common cause of yellowish or brownish discoloration in the toenails is fungus infection. Many fungi produce colored pigments [...]
There is something quite horrific about a fungal fingernail infection: no one likes to think that there is a fungus growing in, or under, their fingernail. Fungus actually rarely infects people because fungi are adapted for growing on dead and decaying organic material. The human immune system is able to fight off most fungi that [...]
Black fungus under fingernails is about the last thing that anyone would want, yet fungal nail infection is not at all uncommon. Fungal fingernail infection happens when fungal spores get in under the fingernails and start to grow there. Before long fungal hyphae (slender branching stalks of fungal growth) are wending their way back from [...]
Nail fungus infection usually starts with the toes. At first you might just notice some puzzling yellow discoloration of a toenail. What you won?t see is the network of fine fungal mycelia (like branching stalks) that are spreading out in the sheltered tissue under the toenail.
The fungal growth tends not to spread into the tissue [...]
Nail fungus photos are not pleasant to look at, but if you think you have a fungal infection in one or more of your toenails or fingernails, it?s worth your while to take a look at some pictures of the infection. Though onychomycosis, fungal infection in the nails, is very common, there are many other [...]
Candidiasis, pronounced kahn-di-diya-sis, is more commonly known as thrush or yeast infection. It is caused by a type of fungi called Candida albicans.
Candida albicans is a type of yeast. And yeast is a kind of fungi (like mushrooms and molds). If you?re familiar with fungi then you would know that these thrive in moist and [...]
Ringworm, also referred to as tinea corporis, is an infectious skin disease caused by mold like fungi called Dermatophytes. This disease usually transmits through direct contact with ringworm-infected animals or humans through sharing combs, clothing or by touching ringworm infected body parts.
Ringworm gets its name from the fungi?s peculiar behavior. It also gets its name [...]
Ringworm, also termed tinea corporis, is an infectious skin disease caused by mold-like fungi called Dermatophytes. This disease usually transmits through direct contact with ringworm-infected animals or with humans by sharing combs, clothing or by touching infected areas. Despite its name, there are no worms involved at any phase of the ringworm process. It used [...]
If members of your family have constant allergies and/or asthma triggered by allergies, one of the main culprits could very well be the carpet in your home, which can harbor a number of different kinds of allergens. Carpeting not only holds dust, pet dander, and other nasty allergens, but it also contains chemicals that [...]
