Contest - Nails Health - by @sitaraindaryas

Hello my healthy steem friends how are you? I hope all of pur members will be fine and all are doing good work on this community. I am here in healthy steem community for participating new contest. Contest organized by @afzalqamar.

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One of the common nail disease is onychomycosis, that is the fungal contamination that influences the nails, typically due to the fungi like the dermatophytosis. This contamination is normally starts whilst fungi that's invade in the nail mattress thru cracks or the cuts, frequently thriving in wet surface and heat environments like the sweaty footwear or public showers.

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The symptoms of onychomycosis is the encompass thickened the nails, discoloration such as the yellow, white, or the brown, and crumbling edges of nails. In the excessive cases, that affected the nail can become the independent from the nail mattress, inflicting ache and discomfort in nails. The nail may additionally come to be the brittle or misshapen.

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Treatments are usually includes the antifungal medications, both topical or the oral, to remove the contamination in nails. For excessive cases, nail elimination is probably to required. Over the counter antifungal creams, powders, and sprays may additionally assist in the slight cases. It’s critical to the comply with the prescribed remedy plan as the fungal infections may be persistent.

Preventive measures that's include to keeping feet dry and clean, wearing the breathable footwear, avoiding to walking in barefoot in damp areas, and trimming the nails properly to avoid the injury. And Practicing the good foot hygiene and regularly changing socks that also helps to minimize the risk of infection. In the public places like pools or gyms, wearing flip-flops can reduce the exposure to fungi.

Now i invite my friends @ninapenda, @pathanapsana, @wuddi and @stef1 to participate in this contest.

Regards,
Sitaraindaryas