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At some time in their life or another the majority of the world's population will be affected by Candidiasis, also called a yeast infection. Many of us think of a woman's problem when we hear the phrase "yeast infection". The reality is that anyone can come down with a yeast infection whether you are young or mature, male or woman, or healthy otherwise. People commonly get yeast infections on their hands and fingernails, on the feet and toes, and in other similar places where the skin is exposed to extra moisture and darkness, like the underarm area or, in women, the area between or below the breasts. So it's crucial to know exactly what a yeast infection is now that we know that everybody can be affected anywhere. Yeast infections are caused by a type of fungus known as Candida albicans. There are as many as a hundred various kinds of Candida and more than 100,000 kinds of fungus, but the human body normally isn't harmed by the majority of these. Germs and plants have similar properties that differ from fungus. It is kind of a combination of aspects from both plants and animals. Photosynthesis, the process plants go through to turn sunlight to nutrition, is not an aspect of fungus who doesn't depend on this. Much like a parasite, it acquires the nutrients from the environment around it. Fungi obtains its nutrients by secreting enzymes that destroy and break down tissue so it can be absorbed by the organism, similar to a tick you might find attached to you out in the woods. Fungus naturally does well in dirt, water and wet areas, and instances of decay, like a rotting tree stump. Fungus has to have oxygen to survive, just like plants and animals. As the fungus increases and flourishes on the human body, the infection that results is called Candidiasis. Yeast infection, interestingly, is not the best term to describe this affliction. You see, fungus can form into either a yeast form or a mold . Yeast is when single cell growth occurs in the fungus. Mold is when multiple colonies of fungi cells form. Normally, the human body can fight off the yeast form of Candida albicans. You notice something is wrong when the body begins to react and the yeast develops into mold. Mold develops when the yeast Candida albicans comes in contact with serum, a fluid in the blood. Upon touching the serum, yeast develops into mold and transmits tentacles from it's body named hyphe. The human body breaks down when the hyphe encounter the cells by secreting toxic fluid. The hyphe can be driven into the epidermis. This is so they can locate more serum and thus make more mold. The infection has already occurred by the time you notice an outbreak. If all these facts make you a little squeamish, take comfort in knowing that usually with a little wisdom about what to do you can heal a yeast infection pretty easily using natural remedies. There are naturally more serious cases, but usually a yeast infection is not a real risk to our health; it's just a serious threat to our comfort. People should be capable of preventing it in the future after you've done a little research.
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