Lung infection from smelling dirty socks

Smelling dirty after every day of work, a 37-year-old man (China) was hospitalized with chest pain and persistent cough.

If you want to check if the laundry needs to be washed, you should only smell it quickly and put it down.

According to Health, the man is diagnosed. The doctor said when sniffing all the patients, he accidentally inhaled mushrooms from shoes. Besides, his immune system is not good. Patients often lack sleep and stress because they take care of small children alone.

After admission, the man was treated immediately and is now stable.

Doctor Aaron Glatt, spokesman for the American Association of Infectious Diseases and medical director of the South Nassau Community Hospital, said similar cases could occur but the likelihood is small.

In fact, people often suffer from fungal infections in their feet. Some types really have the ability to penetrate the body through the respiratory tract but not because of all smelling.

However, Dr Glatt recommends that people with weakened immune systems (cancer or HIV) be very careful. Ideally, if you want to check whether the laundry needs to be washed, you should only smell it quickly and put it down.