http://www.helium.com/items/1849916-why-going-barefoot-can-be-dangerous
From the article: The American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons has compiled a list of barefoot bombshells and suggests everyone toe the line to improve barefoot safety. They point out that going barefoot has many potential dangers including catching skin viruses like plantar fasciitis—a nasty, parasite-like hookworm—plantar's warts or pseudomonas: bacteria that live on plants and can invade unprotected, bare feet.
If you didn't LOL, check your pulse.
What the ACFAS actually wrote: http://www.acfas.org/Content.aspx?id=1430&terms=barefoot
From the article: The American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons has compiled a list of barefoot bombshells and suggests everyone toe the line to improve barefoot safety. They point out that going barefoot has many potential dangers including catching skin viruses like plantar fasciitis—a nasty, parasite-like hookworm—plantar's warts or pseudomonas: bacteria that live on plants and can invade unprotected, bare feet.
If you didn't LOL, check your pulse.
What the ACFAS actually wrote: http://www.acfas.org/Content.aspx?id=1430&terms=barefoot