An unnamed Texas man says he contracted a flesh-eating infection after showering barefoot at the gym and needed skin graft surgery using fish scales to repair the open wounds (seen after the skin graft surgery)

A Texas man caught a grave flesh-eating infection after showering barefoot at the gym.

The man, who has not been named, says what he originally thought was a singular wart grew to five, spreading across his foot and developing open wounds.

Despite trying everything to heal it, the wounds only continued to grow.

Now having undergone skin graft surgery, using fish scales, the man says he’s sharing his photos to warn others of the dangers that live on shower floors.

A listener of The Rod Ryan Show on KTBZ-FM The Buzz, who wishes to remain anonymous, sent an email to the show about why you should always wear shoes in public showers, along with some pictures of his ordeal.

The man was training for a marathon at his local gym and would make a point to go train during his lunch breaks.

‘There were a few occasions where I left out my flip flops that I would use when I showered, but not wanting to go back to work sweaty and smelly I made the decision to shower barefoot,’ he said.

Soon, the man noticed there was a spot at the bottom of his left foot, harder than the rest of the flesh, that began to itch but he didn’t think anything of it.

He was told he had a plantar wart – a benign foot tumor caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV)…..More Here