Who is at risk for nail fungus infection?

Who is at risk for nail fungus infection?

• Anyone can become infected, especially with frequent visits to the pool, sauna, or bathhouse. If someone in your apartment is sick with onychomycosis – this is the scientific name for nail fungus, then the likelihood of nail damage increases sharply;
• susceptibility to onychomycosis increases with age, as well as with diabetes mellitus and other diseases accompanied by circulatory disorders in the extremities – and, as a consequence, impaired nutrition of the nail, such as venous insufficiency, obliterating atherosclerosis, etc.