I always make sure that I wear flip flops when I'm in the pool so I don't get athletes foot or toe nail fungus. I was in a pharmacy today and was talking to the pharmacist about the topic because the pharmacy is across the street of the pool of the gym I go to. She mentioned that she goes to that gym too but the water in that pool isn't too clean and she wouldn't swim there because she's afraid to catch something like fungus. I mentioned that I thought that chlorine kills everything but she denied that:confused:
Is it really possible to get fungus while you're swimming?
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While fungi (like athlete’s foot) is a common problem in locker rooms, it’s extremely unlikely that it could contaminate the water in pools or hot tubs.
If the filtration/disinfecting system is working and people practice good hygiene, there shouldn’t be any problems with being in the water itself. Open water swimming (in lakes or an ocean instead of an environmentally controlled pool) seems to be pretty safe too.
Also, some people are more prone to contracting fungi infections regardless of where they go and some others seem to be very immune. The extreme case, Indians swimming in the Ganges River which is one of the most polluted waterways in the world:
www.youtube.com/watch River - Pollution - YouTube
While fungi (like athlete’s foot) is a common problem in locker rooms, it’s extremely unlikely that it could contaminate the water in pools or hot tubs.
If the filtration/disinfecting system is working and people practice good hygiene, there shouldn’t be any problems with being in the water itself. Open water swimming (in lakes or an ocean instead of an environmentally controlled pool) seems to be pretty safe too.
Also, some people are more prone to contracting fungi infections regardless of where they go and some others seem to be very immune. The extreme case, Indians swimming in the Ganges River which is one of the most polluted waterways in the world:
www.youtube.com/watch River - Pollution - YouTube
