It is the busiest travel day of the year today. Many people, including myself, will travel via airplane over the holiday weekend. That means we will have to deal with the TSA. If you fly, you know all too well the requirement of shoe removal. In the summer up North and year round down here in Florida, shoe removal means no socks for many people and therefore going through the security checkpoint barefoot. I have never seen a study specifically at airports but the practice of going barefoot in these high traffic areas where others have done the same can possibly lead to contagious organisms being passed from one individual to another. These can include athlete's foot (tinea pedis), fungal toenails (onychomycosis), warts (verrucae plantaris), and possibly even a bacterial staph infection if there is an open sore or cut on the foot. Though the only real prevention is for the TSA to change its rules and allow the wearing of shoes, a good start to protect yourself is to simply wear socks (thick cotton would be best) through the checkpoint.
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