what is atheletes foot? and what does it look like?

Question: what is atheletes foot? and what does it look like?

Asked by iloveyouuflake99 to Laura, Lily, Mark, Paul, Sarah on 21 Jun 2010 in Categories: General. This question was also asked by abbiekeen.
- Paul Roche answered on 21 Jun 2010:
  
  I think it’s a type of fungal infection, usually caused by not drying your feet properly – so I guess the fungus likes damp conditions. But you’d better ask a biologist…!
- Mark Roberts answered on 21 Jun 2010:
  
  It’s a fungal infection of the foot.
  
  If you want to read more – http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Athletes-foot/Pages/Symptoms.aspx
- Lily Asquith answered on 21 Jun 2010:
  
  I think it is a fungal infection.
- Laura Maliszewski answered on 21 Jun 2010:
  
  It’s a fungus that grows in nails and skin.
  
  Looks like this: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/2468.htm
- Sarah Bardsley answered on 21 Jun 2010:
  
  Eeew. I’m not a medic but its a fungal infection of the skin. I’m not really keen on knowing what it looks like!

Question: what is atheletes foot? and what does it look like?