Nail fungus in children is common. Nail fungus can be found anywhere. Like on nail clippers, on the floor of a locker room, and even on the carpet in your home. To be able to take precautions to protect your family from nail fungus, you should know why children could be at an increased risk. Nail fungus is contagious and can easily spread between people when hygiene isn’t a top priority. This often leaves children susceptible to the fungus if they don’t know how to maintain proper shoe and feet hygiene, especially since children participate in activities that may put them at risk without caution.

How do children get nail fungus?

Children often participate in more sports and physical activities, which increases their risk of toenail fungus for a few reasons. First of all, this means that their feet are sweatier more often, which facilitates the growth of fungus. Fungus thrives in damp, moist environments. Sweaty socks and shoes after sports practice are a great place for fungus to grow, so make sure to have your children immediately change out of their shoes after sports. 

Sports increase the risk of toenail fungus for another reason; the changing room. Changing rooms are great places for fungus to reside and are ideal for fungus spread. When one person with a fungus walks barefoot across the changing room, they are depositing fungus onto the floor that will be able to survive until another person walks over it. Because of this, one person with fungus walking barefoot across a changing room can give the fungus to multiple other people. To prevent your children from catching a fungus in a changing room, make sure to let them know to never walk barefoot in public areas like this.

Laser Treatment for Nail Fungus

If you think you or one of your children has a toenail fungus, you should seek an FDA-approved treatment from a licensed podiatrist. The PinPointe Laser is the best option on the market and can cure fungus in just one treatment. Our nail doctor in Miami, FL recommends this laser treatment. The PinPointe Laser treatment has the highest cure rate on the market. Also, it has no side effects and no recovery period. As a result, you can go about your daily activities right after treatment. Also, it is not painful. To schedule a consultation for the PinPointe laser treatment with a podiatrist, give us a call at 1-(800) 672-0625 or visit our website for more information.