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Preventing skin fungus infections

Personal Hygiene Avoidance
& Use anti-perspirants and talcum & Don’t share towels or clothes

powder to keep high-risk areas dry & Wear thongs or other foot wear in
& If you’re susceptible to athlete’s foot, public locker rooms, pools, and

use an anti-fungal powder and anti- showers
fungal socks & Always wear a thick T-shirt or sweat

& In high humidity, keep clothing loose shirt and long shorts or sweat pants

and light; avoid knits and less while sharing exercise equipment.
breathable synthetic materials & Wipe off vinyl surfaces with a dry

towel before using exercise

equipment.

7.12.6. Prevention and control of Viral skin infection

1. Early detection and treatment
2. Enforcing the practice of good personal hygiene, such as regular bathing, laundering

clothes, not sharing towels, soaps and wearing sandals in communal showers.

3. Avoid contact with vesicles.
4. Herpes lesions must be completely dry and crusted and should be covered until

completely resolved.
5. Cover all warts until completely resolved.

6. Care providers should wear gloves.
7. Educating the people about prevention strategies is an important task.

8. Warm showers are recommended in herpes simplex I in order to cleanse the

infected area. Afterwards, towel dry gently, or dry the area with a hair dryer on a low
or cool setting.

7.12.7. Arthropods and skin disease

Arthropods have been associated with human beings since the age of antiquity.
Although arthropods are important in maintaining the ecosystem we live in, they can

adversely affect our health in several ways:

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