Is onychomycosis contagious when touched

onychomycosis is fungal infection, infectious, but this infectivity is not so strong, definitely not a touch on infection, you touch ten times also not necessarily infected. onychomycosis infection with contact time and the other party is not related to skin damage. If the contact time is very short, touch will not be infected, but contact time is long or repeated contact, or do not wash hands in time after contact, let the fungus remain on the skin surface of another person for a long time, and the other party has mild damage to the skin mucosa, then, at this time, it is more likely to cause fungal infection of the other party's skin or nails. Therefore, if you get onychomycosis, be sure to protect others, especially your close contact with family. Don't wash your hands, feet, hands, etc. in the same basin with them. Try not to use the same towel. Wash your hands and feet frequently, change socks frequently, change shoes frequently, and keep the parts clean and dry.