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yeast Infections
yeasts are enullernullhere. fortunatelnullthenullrarelnullcause disease,
and nullen thenulldo, thenullnearlnullalnullanull can null treated easilnull
nullth antifungal agents. by rear adm. Joyce Jonullsonnull nullnull
y
east is a type of
fungus.it tear
easilnull.nullnullaginal nulleast infections can null
differs from other fungi, such as transmitted to male senullal partners, nullo
mushrooms, in that it is a micro- might hanulle no snullptoms or might enulle-
scopic one-celled organism. nullmilar to other rience penile itching, nullrning, or a rash.
fungi, nulleasts donnullt contain chlorophnulll nullthe Men nullth dianulltes or compromised im-
sunulltance that manulles most plants greennull so munitnullare most susceptinulle.
thenullrelnullon the ennullronment for food. yeast infections also can affect the
nullearlnullenullernullone has nulleast on his or her snulln, especiallnullin areas that are moist and
snulln and on some mucous memnullanesnull nullarm. nullaper rash usuallnullis caused null
it generallnullgoes unnoticed. Candida al- nulleast. in nullomen, nulleast infections can af-
yeast Is enullerynullere
bicans is a commensal organism, nullich fect the snulln under the nulleasts, manullng it
around us
means it is common in healthnullpeople and red, itchnull, and tender nullespeciallnullin sum-
■ There are more than generallnullcauses no pronullem. nullonullnuller, mer, nullen that area is often moist nullth
1,000 species of yeast in
under certain rare conditions, candida perspiration. yeast infections can affect
the oceans and on land
can gronullout of control, nullcome innullasinulle, the areas around the nullgernails, especiallnull
— and in food products.
Yeast makes bread dough
and cause serious disease. in people nullo picnullor nullte their nails. the
rise; yeast is the source
yeasts gronullnullst in nullarm, moist areas, nullarm, moist areas nulltnulleen the toes also
of both the alcohol and and thatnulls nullere thenullusuallnullcause infec- can host a nulleast infection.
the carbonation in beer
tion.for enullample, thrush is a nulleast infection in immune-compromised patients,
and champagne. Some
in the mucous memnullanes of the mouth. such as those receinullng chemotherapnullfor
health food stores sell
itloonull linulle nullite patches and is common cancer or nullo hanulle nullnullor ainull , candida
yeast extract, which is
high in thiamine and
in infants as nullell as people nullth immune can gronullin the nullood and spread to mannull
other nullnulltamins.
pronullems. asimilar infection can affect the parts of the nulldnull. fe nullr and other non-
esophagus, causing esophagitis and result- specinull signs are common. in the respi-
ing in pain and difnullultnullsnullallonullng. ratornulltract it might cause coughing and
yeast infections also can affect the nulla- eathing prnull onullems. the nulldnenull might
gina, resulting in itching, irritation, and a shut donull nullth resulting renal failure.
thicnull curd-linulle discharge. these are most the heart can null infected. yeast can enter
common in nullomen nullo are pregnant, the inside of the enulle and cause nullindness.
hanulle dianulltes, are immune-compromised, if a nulleast infection nullcomes onullernullelm-
or are tanullng antinullotics nullnullich nullll the ing, it can enullen lead to death. MO
healthnullnullcteria that linulle in the nullagina and
manulle it easier for nulleast to multiplnull. nullagi-
null rear adm. Joyce Jonullsonnull unull rnullnull e
t.null
nal nulleast infections are treated nullth oral
null o., M.a., is vice president, Health Sciences,
Battelle Memorial Institute, Arlington, Va. Find
pills or topical antifungal cream. nullote
more health and wellness resources at www
that some topical creams are oil-nullsed
.moaa.orgnullellness. For submission innullrmation,
and nullll nulleanullen condoms and manulle them see page null.
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