what are the virulence of candida albicans?
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It is not a serious pathogen, in most people.  Low numbers of this yeast may be in the mouth, gut, groins etc, causing no problems.  It is when it multiplies greatly that it becomes a problem.  This is most likely to happen if the sites are not shared by bacteria, eg after antibiotics have reduced bacterial colonisation.\n\nIt may need treatment, but in practice the problem ("thrush") resolves, after antibiotics cease and the normal bacterial flora return.\n\nIn some patients, it will enter the bloodstream eg if it gets in along catheters that have been inserted through skin, into blood vessels or body cavities .... even the urinary bladder, if there is a urinary catheter, eg in patients in Intensive Care, in coma.  Then, it needs urgent treatment with anti-fungal drugs.
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No it will not go away, you need to see the OB/GYN for an anti-fungal.\n\nI don't understand why you are scared to talk to your mom. Many young women and women in general get yeast infections, and you have one.\n\nDon't wait, it will get worse and then you will regret not getting to the doctor sooner.
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Eeyore! What's this elderly people stuff? The condition is named thrush by the medical community!\n\nhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000966.htm
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Yeast cells are not bacteria.\nThey are unicellular fungi. The cells multiply asexually by mitosis - a process called budding. This description is used because the daughter cell appears as a small 'bud' from the original cell before separation.\n\nFor more information look here:
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Unexplained loss of weight lasting at least one month \nDiarrhea lasting for several weeks \nA white coating on the tongue (thrush/oral candidiasis) \nEnlarged or sore lymph nodes (glands) in the neck, armpits, and/or genital area, as well as generalized swollen glands \nA cough that persists for more than one month \nPersistant fever and/or night sweats \nIn women, persistent yeast infection
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Thrush is a yeast infection that can develop in the mouth and throat and on the tongue. Thrush is most common in newborns, infants, and older adults, but it can occur at any age. In healthy newborns and infants, thrush is usually not a serious problem and is easily treated and cured.\n\nExcept for the mildest cases, you should treat thrush to keep the infection from spreading. Antifungal medications, which inhibit the growth of yeast, are the standard treatment for thrush. Thrush is most commonly treated with medications that are either applied directly to the affected area (topical) or swallowed (oral).
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http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/article2405.html\n\n\nCandida albicans is a naturally occurring yeast in the body. Sometimes it can overgrow and a person may have too much yeast in the body. This is one of the causes of damage to the gut lining which can cause inflammatory responses to food. If you come back with a positive result you are advised to treat this by following an anti-candida diet – all the instructions are given in the Help Notes which accompany the test results.\n\nhttp://www.candida-albicans-yeast-infection.com/AlkalizeorDie.html
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Fungal infections will generally show signs, such as flaking skin, red and swolen skin, discolored skin, ect.\n\nBacterial infections will usualy not show in such dramatic ways; signs of typical bacterial infections are increased body temprature, shivering, soreness around the affected area, stinky smell from wound, ect.
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candidiasis\na fungal infection\npossibly immunosuppressed?\n\nyou need antifungal oral medication - like nystatin
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Thrush is fungal infection of the mouth a baby or young child gets from putting unsanitized nipples or drinking sippy cups into their mouth.\nTrench mouth is Ulcerative Gingivitis is an infection and is something totally different.
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Yeast infection. Also known as Thrush, candida or candidosis, is caused by the Candida species of fungus. Candida bacteria normally live around the vagina harmlessly but can occasionally multiply and cause an infection, particularly when the immune system is low (i.e. when you are very tired, run down or on antibiotics). \n\nIt is possible for a woman to transmit the yeast infection to a male partner via sexual intercourse. The man is more likely to catch thrush if he has a poor immune system or has poor levels of personal hygiene.
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Yeast infection medicine
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What are the symptoms?\nThe most common symptoms of a vaginal yeast infection are: \n\nVaginal itching. \nIrritated genital skin. \nPain or burning in the genital area with urination or sexual intercourse. \nIn some cases, white vaginal discharge that is usually curdlike and odorless. Some women have no noticeable discharge. \nSymptoms of a vaginal yeast infection are more likely to occur during the week before a menstrual period.
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Commonly called yeast infection or thrush, is a fungal infection of any of the Candida species, of which Candida albicans is the most common. Symptoms include severe itching, burning, and soreness, and irritation of the vagina and/or vulva, and a whitish or whitish-gray discharge that may have a "yeasty" smell like beer or baking bread. It may resemble cottage cheese.\nHome remedies for yeast infection include the consumption or direct application of yogurt or try overthecounter remedies. Severe cases require prescription drugs, and to get prescription you must see the health professional.
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i also want this answer because i also have vaginal fungal infection because of diabetes\nuse antifungal creams
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Dear friend,\nI am not a doctor but have successfully curbed the candida infections with alternative Kefer probotic culture yogurt made fresh a home in Soya milk no gm's increasing the growth of friendly bacteria which eats the unfriendly sister bacterial that grown the candida yeast growth, also drink plenty of filtered water daily and recommend aqua - chi foot detox foot spa to speed up healing potential
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The first symptoms tend to be either the development of Kaposi's Sarcoma, Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (a rare kind of pneumonia that only affects immunocompromised people), and oral thrush (a yeast infection in the mouth). Also, having an illness that just won't seem to go away can be a sign. If you suspect you have AIDS, see a doctor right away.