How is candidiasis transmitted?

Answer 1

An organism called "Candida albicans" is found in the vaginas of almost all women. When it gets out of balance by other organisms in there, it multiplies. It is caused by antibiotics and douches, tight or dirty clothing, chemicals, and can be transmitted through sex. For more details, check out http://www.msu.edu/user/eisthen/yeast/causes.html .

Answer 2

A vaginal yeast infection is a type of vaginitis - inflammation of the vagina - characterized by vaginal irritation, intense itchiness and vaginal discharge. A vaginal yeast infection affects your vagina and the tissues at the opening to your vagina (vulva).

Many things can raise your risk of a vaginal yeast infection, such as:
- Stress
- Lack of sleep
- Illness
- Poor eating habits, including eating extreme amounts of sugary foods
- Pregnancy
- Having your period
- Taking certain medicines, including Birth Control pills, antibiotics, and steroids
- Diseases such as poorly controlled Diabetes and HIV/AIDS
- Hormonal changes during your periods

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Answer 3

What causes vaginal yeast infection?

Candida albicans are present in vagina of healthy female. When there is increased in number of fungus leads to vaginal yeast infection.

Although yeast infection is not included in STD (Sexually Transmitted Disease), Sex with infected person can transmit this disease. This organism is present in vagina, contact with vagina or vaginal discharge transmits the infection.

Some bacteria present in women vagina which protects infection from other micro-organism. Use of antibiotics can kill this bacteria giving better environment for Candida albicans to develop.

Patient on chemotherapy, immunocompressive drug are highly risk to yeast infection.

Excessive washing of vagina and douching can change the chemical balance of vagina causing risk of developing vaginal yeast infection.

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Answer 4

There are several ways of getting a yeast infection.It can be by direct contact with someone who has it,it can be as a result of taking antibiotics,it can be as a result of pregnancy,diabetics,some oral contraceptives.Also if one was immunosupressed or taking steroids it can happen.

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Answer 5

Candida yeasts are commonly present in humans, and their growth is normally limited by the human immune system and by other microorganisms, such as bacteria occupying the same locations (niches) in the human body.

Answer 6

They would get it in their urethra, vagina, labia minora, and labia majora.