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Hi doctors..my husband has fungal infection on his feet and thumb .is there any possibility for its transmission to my feet?by contact?
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little chance: Fungus is everywhere. Infection is more related to the host conditions (warm, moist, susceptible), not due to person to person contact.
Answered 10/17/2013
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