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Eatiff you have aathletes foot and you touch your feet and then eat something can youget it in your mouth?

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VERY POSSIBLE: Athletes feet is a fungus and could possibly be transferred to the oral cavity where other forms of fungal disease can be present.Wash your hands after eating.

Answered 10/21/2018

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Possible: Just another reason to wash hands frequently to prevent spread of crepie-crawlies such as bacteria, viruses. And fungi, including the athlete's foot fungus. If it isn't clean, it shouldn't go into your body.

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