Type of microorganism which causes this disease: Athlete's foot is a common skin infection that is caused by a fungus, a plant-like 250microorganism too small to be seen by the naked eye. This fungus eats old skin cells. And plenty of them can be found on the feet!
Scientific Name of the Microorganism which causes the disease: Tinea pedis 1. History of the disease: 2. prevention: preventive measures include keeping your feet clean and dry, avoid moist environments, wear socks, removing shoes and allowing the feet skin to "breathe," avoiding walking barefoot, especially in public areas like swimming pools and gyms, avoiding contact with known infected people. Change your socks frequently and avoid going barefoot in a public showers and wet environments.

3. Treatment: Keep the affected area clean and dry. Buy shoes that are leather or another breathable material. Absorbent socks like cotton that wick water away from your feet may help. Medicated powders can help keep your feet dry. Your feet can be soaked in a drying solution of aluminum acetate. You can use antifungal creams and washes. 4. Testing and screening: Doctor may take skin scrapings or samples from the infected area and view them under a microscope. If a sample shows fungi, treatment may include an antifungal medication. It goes through a lot of different fungal testing to determine if it positive or negative at that test. 5. Signs and symptoms: Many individuals with athlete's foot have no symptoms at all and do not even know they have an infection. Many may think they simply have dry skin on the soles of their feet. Common symptoms of athlete's foot typically include various degrees of itching and burning. The skin may frequently peel, and in particularly severe cases, there may be some cracking, pain, and bleeding as well. Rarely, athlete's foot can blister.\ 6. How is the disease spread: It is spread when contact with the bare foot is in contact with the fungal, or in a hot, wet environment in the feet area like sweaty socks. Athlete's foot can also spread to the palms of your hands, groin, or underarms if you touch your feet and then touch another area of your body. 7. History of disease: