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YEAST INFECTION (CANDIDIASIS)

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Sort Desciption: Candida can normally be found on the skin and in the mouth, throat, intestinal tract, and vagina of healthy people. In children, yeast infections are commonly found in the mouth or throat (thrush) or the diaper area. ...

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Candida can normally be found on the skin and in the mouth, throat, intestinal tract, and vagina of healthy people. In children, yeast infections are commonly found in the mouth or throat (thrush) or the diaper area. CAUSE: Candida albicans, a fungus. SYMPTOMS: Mouth: white, slightly raised patches on the tongue or inside the cheek. Diaper area: a smooth, shiny fire engine red rash with a raised border. Children who suck their thumbs or other fingers may occasionally develop Candida infections around their fingernails. Under certain conditions, such as antibiotic use or where skin is damaged and exposed to excessive moisture, the balance of the normal, healthy skin germs is upset and yeast that normally live on the skin can overgrow and cause yeast infections. Most of the time these infections heal quickly, but sometimes illness can occur in infants, persons with weakened immune systems, or those taking certain antibiotics. SPREAD: By contact with skin lesions, mouth and vaginal secretions of infected persons or asymptomatic carriers. Most infants who have Candida got it from their mother during childbirth. INCUBATION: Variable. For thrush in infants, it usually takes 2 to 5 days from the time the infant is born until symptoms develop. For others, yeast infections may occur while taking antibiotics or shortly after stopping the antibiotics. CONTAGIOUS PERIOD: Contagious while ...

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