What are the harmful effects of having athletes foot for ten years straight?!


Question: What are the harmful effects of having athletes foot for ten years straight.?
I know someone who's had it for ten years and doesn't seek medical attention.Health Question & Answer


Answers:
None, i got it while in the Army and it comes back sometime in the summer if I'm very active in sports. I guess I kind of do treat it with some over the counter anti-fungal but that's just because it itches so bad. So.......errrm, how could you have it and not treat it.? You would scratch off all of your skin and it would get infected!

Ok, had to look into this:

"What are the long-term effects of the disease.?
Symptoms, such as itching, can linger. Sometimes this limits a person's ability to comfortably perform his or her daily routine. The most dangerous long-term effect would be a bacterial infection caused by skin breakdown."Health Question & Answer

hey take selenium zinc folic acid 3 times a day this will kill the infection also put zinc oxide diaper rash ointment on it this will help in killing the infection this will work also vitimin e stops skin itching 1000mg Health Question & Answer



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