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Wear flip-flops or other footwear to avoid direct contact with the ground near pools, water parks, or other warm, moist environments where ringworm, athlete's foot, and nail fungus are easily transmitted.
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Sarah Richards, Verywell Health, 3 June 2025
Antifungal Drugs Antifungal medications are used to treat fungal infections, such as athlete's foot and jock itch.
—Ashley Wong, Health, 26 Apr. 2025
Garlic is known to have antifungal properties and has been cited as a home remedy for athlete's foot.
—Cathy Nelson, Verywell Health, 28 Mar. 2025
Skin Conditions Skin infections can sometimes cause a burning sensation, particularly yeast infections like athlete's foot, which usually also causes intense itchiness.
—Ruth Jessen Hickman, Md, Health, 23 Dec. 2024
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Sarah Richards, Verywell Health, 3 June 2025
Antifungal Drugs Antifungal medications are used to treat fungal infections, such as athlete's foot and jock itch.
—Ashley Wong, Health, 26 Apr. 2025
Garlic is known to have antifungal properties and has been cited as a home remedy for athlete's foot.
—Cathy Nelson, Verywell Health, 28 Mar. 2025
Skin Conditions Skin infections can sometimes cause a burning sensation, particularly yeast infections like athlete's foot, which usually also causes intense itchiness.
—Ruth Jessen Hickman, Md, Health, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Athlete's foot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/athlete%27s%20foot. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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athlete's foot
noun
ath·lete's foot
ˌath-ˌlēts- 
: ringworm of the feet
called also tinea pedis
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