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Having frequently damp feet can increase your risk of athlete's foot, an itchy fungal infection.
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Mark Gurarie, Health, 14 Aug. 2025
Wear flip-flops or other footwear to avoid direct contact with the ground near pools, water parks, or other warm, moist environments where ringworm, athlete's foot, and nail fungus are easily transmitted.
—Sarah Richards, Verywell Health, 3 June 2025
Tinea of the feet, also caused by the same type of fungus, is generally known as athlete's foot.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Mark Gurarie, Health, 14 Aug. 2025
Wear flip-flops or other footwear to avoid direct contact with the ground near pools, water parks, or other warm, moist environments where ringworm, athlete's foot, and nail fungus are easily transmitted.
—Sarah Richards, Verywell Health, 3 June 2025
Tinea of the feet, also caused by the same type of fungus, is generally known as athlete's foot.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Athlete's foot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/athlete%27s%20foot. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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athlete's foot
noun
ath·lete's foot
ˌath-ˌlēts- 
: ringworm of the feet
called also tinea pedis
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