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At some point in their life or another the majority of the earth's people will have to deal with Candidiasis, otherwise known as a yeast infection. A lot 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 female, or physically fit otherwise. People commonly get yeast infections on their hands and fingers, on the feet and toes, and in other similar places where the skin is exposed to extra moisture and darkness, like the armpit area or, in women, the area around or below the breasts. So now that we know that anybody can get a yeast infection practically everywhere, it's important to know exactly what a yeast infection is. Mold forms when the yeast Candida albicans comes in contact with serum, a fluid in the blood. Hyphe are tentacles that are transmitted from the mold cells when they come in contact with serum. This hyphe is the part that dispenses the poisonous liquid that breaks down cells in the body. The epidermis can be penetrated by the hyphe. This is so they can find more serum and thus develop more mold. If you have noticed an infection that can be seen, this process has probably already occurred. Yeast infections are caused by a kind of fungus known as Candida albicans. The human body is not affected by most of these but there are one-hundred kinds of Candida albicans and over one-hundred thousand categories of fungus. Bacterias and plants have resembling aspects that differ from fungus. It is kind of a combination of characteristics from plants and animals. Photosynthesis, the process plants go through to turn sun rays to nutrition, is not a characteristic of fungus who does not rely on this. It acquires its nutrition from the elements around it, much like a parasite. Kind of like a chigger you may find hooked to you in the woods, fungi gets nutrition by decomposing tissue and secreting enzymes to destroy it. Damp places, soil, water, and instances of decay like in a rotting tree stump are all places fungus usually does well. Fungus needs oxygen to live, just like plants and animals. As the fungus develops and thrives on the body, the infection that results is called Candidiasis. Yeast infection, interestingly, isn't the closest term to describe this affliction. You see, fungus can develop into either a yeast or a mold form. Fungus that occurs by itself is known as yeast. When cells develop into multiple groups it is known as mold. A yeast infection can normally be defended by the human's natural defenses. It's when the yeast develops into mold that the body begins to react and people observe that something is not right. If all these facts make you a little squeamish, rest assured that usually with a bit of wisdom about what to do you can heal a yeast infection fairly easily using natural products. There are of course more serious cases, but in general a yeast infection is not a severe risk to our health; it's just a real threat to our comfort. Do a little research and people should be capable of curing the infection and prevent it better in the future.
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