The various organisms which cause Tinea Pedis release spores into the blood. The spores are also very widespread in the environment and are extremely resistant to germicides.
There is no way know to prevent reinfection. Perhaps "Silverlon" socks? For these reasons, I think that any attempt at long range control of these infections will include at least an occasional oral dose. James Osbourne Holmes [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, April 07, 2000 9:40 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: cs and nail fungus I have found that soaking in hydrogen peroxide solution makes life a little difficult on any of the fungi. But they are very difficult to root out. Fungi are very resistive to attack and are much different from dealing with other infections. But one needs to make their environment as difficult as possible for them. They need moisture to be active. But they can hide out in the spore stage. And they can be very deep into the tissues. But I would keep my feet dry and wear open shoes to do so. Then I like to take soaks in the tub with some hydrogen peroxide in the water. A couple of quarts of the 3% stuff at least. Then on getting out, I use a spray bottle of the same to wet the feet down and let them dry in the air. But reinfection is very easy as this stuff gets everywhere. But remember that fungi live on dying matter. Soaking the feet like this and rubbing them well to remove the dead other skin will also help. Gene Downey -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
