The technical term for a nail fungus infection is Onychomycosis. Let’s break this word down: 'Onycho' means the nail, and 'mycosis' means fungus. Onychomycosis makes up half of nail disorders by most estimates and affects around 7% of adults at any one time. The tiny microscopic fungal organisms take hold in the nail and feed off keratin - the proteins in the nail. Some of … [Read more...]