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There are different types of fungal infections.
A yeast infection is a specific type of fungal infection (candida yeast).
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What is a primary fungal infection relevant to dentistry?
The fungal infection is caused by a yeast like candida albicans.
What Order does Yeast fall under?
Yeast is a fungal infection, that falls in the order of fungi. Yeast can also cause an infection in infants known as thrush.
Is chlamydia a highly contagious yeast infection?
It is not; they are separate causes. Chlamydia is bacterial, and yeast is fungal.
Which condition results from an infection by a yeast like fungal organism?
Thrush
What is the diagnosis of thrush?
Thrush is a yeast (fungal) infection that is typically diagnosed through a fungal culture or a microscopic examination of the exudate.
Can you have a yeast infection in your but?
Yes you can get a yeast infection in or around your anus area. Yeast doesn't only pertain to the vagina as many may think, it is fungal infection that can appear on any part of the part, what makes them different is the names give to them.
Well zithromax treat a yeast infection?
No, Zithromax treats bacterial infections. It is not effective against fungal infections like yeast.
Is a disease and infection the same?
Tinea is a fungal infection or a disease
Where is a yeast infection located?
A yeast infection can occur anywhere in or on the body.A yeast infection is an overload of candida that grows into a fungal infection.If no other body part is specified; the most common location where it is actually called a yeast infection is the vagina. So when a women says "I have a yeast infection"; it is assumed they mean in the genital area.However; yeast infections do occur in both men and women of any age, including children. A yeast infection can happen in the mouth, or in the throat. It can happen on the skin, in the armpits, on the feet, under the breasts or in folds of fat; and pretty much anywhere.Anywhere a moist, warm fleshy area can develop and be left alone without cleansing it is possible for candida fungus to grow.Yeast infections that occur in other locations (or in children) are often given a variant name even though they are technically the same fungal growth.For example a yeast infection in a child's mouth is typically called thrush mouth; to avoid the stigma of associating a vaginal infection with a child's mouth infection even though they are both technically from the same yeast fungus.A yeast infection in a man's armpit is usually called intertrigo.There are a variety of terms used for the same identical (candida) yeast infection depending on gender, age and body location.
Can you use clotrimazole cream to treat a yeast rash on a baby?
Clotrimazole is an anti fungal drug and can be used to treat fungal infections of skin. But every fungal infection may not respond to it.
What microbe causes thrush?
Candidiasis, commonly called yeast infection or thrush, is a fungal infection (mycosis) of any of the Candida species, of which Candida albicans is the most common.
Can you have a urinary tract infection and a yeast infection at the same time?
Yes, you can, because the UTI is caused by a bacteria, and the yeast infection is caused by a strain of yeast.
