keep bad odours and fungal infections at bay ※keep ~at bay=~を寄せ付けない at bay =追い詰められて put~ at bay=~を窮地に追い込む
Israel - Soldiers Get Odour Free Socks
Israel's foot soldiers are getting new odour-free socks that can be worn fortwo weeks straightwithout smelling or stinking up the feet.
"It may sound ridiculous... but this is a very important issue that causes many problems during training,"
athlete's foot =水虫
The socks, which will be distributed to all new infantry recruits beginning in March, also prevent athlete's foot -- " a nuisance with which every soldier is very familiar," the paper said.
The fabric includes metal components to keep bad odours and fungal infections at bay, it said.
fungal infection =真菌感染症 fungi =菌類、糸状菌、キノコ類 metal components 「銀の練りこみ」とか?