Borrowed or Dirty Shoes
Wearing footwear is recommended to protect the foot from having plantar warts. It also prevents the body from exposure to parasitic worms and other foot infections. Moreover, wearing protective shoes or footwear can prevent injuries and deformities such as corns, bunions, calluses, hammertoes, stress fractures, and plantar warts. However, it is important to ensure that the shoes are new or sanitized before using them.
Using a used or dirty shoe is an issue that is widely talked about by medical practitioners. Experts believe that although it seems economical and practical, this practice is unhygienic and harmful to a person’s health. In addition, these shoes can be a breeding ground for harmful microorganisms, exposing the body to various diseases and skin problems.
The contact between the skin and the infected shoes will cause the foot to acquire diseases such as plantar warts. Therefore, keep in mind the hazard of wearing secondhand shoes. It is best to clean hand-me-down or used shoes using soap, bleach, and warm water or drying them under the sun to kill more microorganisms before using them.
