Is Nail Fungus Contagious?

While the nail fungus must be obtained from someplace, it is not highly contagious. Nail fungus is so common that finding more than one person in a household who has it is hardly more than a coincidence but it can be transmitted from person to person in the following scenarios.

- Using contaminated nail care tools (nail clippers, files, tweezers, etc).

- Nail fungus thrives in warm, moist areas so a person should use caution in public areas  such as spas, locker-rooms and shower floors where there are warm puddles of water where the athlete’s foot and nail fungi can live. These are likely places for someone to pick up the spores.

- Sharing socks or shoes from an infected person.

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