Dimdima
Online Children's Magazine from India
Dimdima
Online Children's Magazine from India
Athletes foot is an infectious skin disease that starts between the toes. There is redness and peeling of the skin and if the infection is not controlled it can spread to the soles and the rest of the foot. There is intense itching and the skin becomes thick and scaly. Blisters can form in some cases.
The fungus that causes the disease thrives on moist, sweaty skin, so many sportsmen fall victim to athlete's foot. But others can get it too. Athlete's foot is sometimes called 'ringworm of the feet'.
One can avoid this unpleasant skin condition by carefully drying between the toes after bathing, and wearing clean socks, especially in summer. As the disease is contagious, slippers should be worn to avoid contact of the bare feet with the floor in shower rooms of clubs and swimming pools.
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Dimdima is the Sanskrit word for ‘drumbeat’. In olden days, victory in battle was heralded by the beat of drums or any important news to be conveyed to the people used to be accompanied with drumbeats.
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Dimdima.com, the Children's Website of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan launched in 2000 and came out with a Printed version of Dimdima Magazine in 2004. At present the Printed Version have more than 35,000 subscribers from India and Abroad.