Many people have onychomycosis in life. Onychomycosis is mainly related to dermatophytes invading the nail plate. After infection, nails will be damaged. Therefore, it has been discovered that onychomycosis should be actively treated in a reasonable way. In addition, some types of people have a high probability of developing onychomycosis, and attention should be paid to and prevention. Otherwise, onychomycosis may continue to be infected and cause nail function to be affected. damage. So, which types of people have a high probability of onychomycosis?
1, diabetics
Diabetes in itself threatens health, and the possibility of onychomycosis increases. Because diabetes is a metabolic disease, during the onset of the disease, the increase in blood sugar can cause damage to blood vessels, nerves, skin, etc., and many patients' skin and nails have reduced ability to fight bacteria and are more prone to fungal infections.
If the treatment is not done in time, the blood sugar will not be controlled stably, and the probability of developing onychomycosis will increase. Therefore, if you find onychomycosis, you must check whether your blood sugar is too high and control the development of diabetes in time.
2. People who have repeated trauma to their nails
People who always have trauma to their nails are more likely to suffer from onychomycosis, because after the nail is damaged, Skin breakage and resistance will become weaker, and it will be easier to provide channels for fungal invasion, and the influence of these bacteria will cause the formation of onychomycosis. You should usually pay attention to the protection of nails. Once nail trauma occurs, disinfection and cleaning should be done. Prevent the invasion of germs and induce onychomycosis.
3. People who often nail art
Women who like nail art are more likely to have onychomycosis. In order to save costs, many nail salons use tools in the nail art process. Yes, these fungi may spread during the use of tools, increasing the risk of infection. In addition, nails may be trimmed and polished when doing nail art. The surface structure of the deck is damaged, and germs are more likely to invade. This is easier to suffer. A group of people with onychomycosis. For the sake of nail health, don't do nail art often.
How to effectively prevent onychomycosis?
If you want to effectively prevent onychomycosis, the most important thing is to maintain a good living environment, because high temperature and high humidity are important conditions for the easy formation of onychomycosis. If you can maintain indoor ventilation and maintain temperature and humidity Suitable and beneficial to the prevention of onychomycosis.
In addition, the daily cleaning of hands needs to be in place to avoid fungal infections caused by poor hygiene. If there are certain chronic diseases threatening health, they should be treated as soon as possible, and the prevalence of onychomycosis can be reduced by controlling the development of the disease. These are all measures that can be taken in the process of preventing onychomycosis.
