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Candidiasis, or more generally known around the world as a yeast infection, is a common disorder that the majority of the people of the earth will deal with in their lives at some point or another. A lot of us picture a woman's ailment when we hear the words "yeast infection". The fact is that everybody can come down with a yeast infection whether you are young or mature, male or female, or physically fit otherwise. People most often get yeast infections on their hands and fingernails, on the feet and toes, and in other similar areas where the skin is exposed to excess moisture and darkness, like the underarm area or, in ladies, the area around or below the breasts. So it's important to know just what a yeast infection is now that we know that everybody can get one anywhere. A fluid found in the blood called serum developing mold causes Candida albicans. Upon contact with the serum, yeast transforms into mold and dispatches tubes from it's body named hyphe. This hyphe is the part that dispenses the poisonous fluid that breaks down cells in the body. The skin can be penetrated by the hyphe. This is so they can locate more serum and thus make more cells. The affliction has already occurred by the time you notice an infection. Candidiasis is the result of fungus developing and thriving in the human body. Interestingly enough, the term "yeast infection" is not a totally accurate description of the ailment. You see, fungus can develop into either a yeast or a mold form. Fungus that happens by itself is called yeast. When cells develop into multiple groups it is known as mold. A yeast infection can normally be fought off by the human's natural defenses. It's when the yeast develops into mold that the body starts to react and people observe that something is wrong. Candida albicans is the species of the fungus that causes yeast infections. The body is not harmed by most of these but there are over one-hundred kinds of Candida albicans and more than one-hundred thousand types of fungus. A fungus has unique aspects that make it coincidental but different from a plant or bacteria. It is almost a combination of characteristics from both plants and animals. Photosynthesis, the process plants undergo to change sun rays to nutrients, is not a trait of fungus who doesn't rely on this. A lot like a parasite, it obtains it's nutrition from the elements around it. Fungi gets its nutrients by secreting enzymes that decompose and break down tissue so it can be absorbed by the organism, kind of like a tick you would find hooked to you out in the woods. Fungus naturally thrives in dirt, water and damp areas, and instances of decay, such as a rotting tree stump. Fungus has to have oxygen to thrive, just like plants and animals. If all these facts make you a little squeamish, take comfort in knowing that most of the time with a bit of knowledge about what to do you can heal a yeast infection moderately easily implementing natural products. There are naturally more serious cases, but in general a yeast infection isn't a severe threat to our health; it's just a serious risk to our comfort. Do a little research and people should be capable of curing the affliction and prevent it better in the future.
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