• Question: Why is athlete's foot only found in feet?

    Asked by lilygrainger to Anouk, Chris, Judith, Leisha, Seyyed on 12 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: Chris Kettle

      Chris Kettle answered on 12 Jun 2012:

      It is and it isn’t…. athletes foot is redness and smelliness of a fungal/yeast infection between the toes and on the foot. These bugs can grow anywhere on the body under the correct conditions. Athletes tended to get it most as they would get hot and sweaty in their trainers providing the perfect environment for the bugs to grow. If you didn’t wash your armpits for a while you may noticew a white substance forming there – same bugs, different part of the body.

    • Photo: Judith Sleeman

      Judith Sleeman answered on 14 Jun 2012:

      Eeeewwwwww: please don’t try Chris’s stinky armpits trick!

      Yes, you can get the same infection in different parts of the body but it’s only called ‘athletes foot’ on your feet.

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