Dantwan Smith

Problems with Candida albicans Distribution of C. albicans What is C. albicans? Symptoms Health related problems Favorable conditions Treatment Prevention

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Patients were getting oral, genital, epdiermal, and throat infections Doctors noticed biofilm in those locations Diaper rash in infants Some fatalities

Grows on medical instruments used inside the intestinal tract and oral cavity( if the patient is infected) Can spread easily if thorough sanitation is not performed Patients obtained C. albicans in genitalia, oral cavity, and throat from improper sanitation of medical equipment Patients with deficient immune systems died Patients that were released exposed their community for infection

Dimorphic fungus Switches between unicellular yeast form and multicellular filamentous Found mostly in the oral cavity and genitalia of humans Can be found on epidermis of humans

Budding on lateral hyphae Usual form Becomes invasive via filamentous hyphae Biofilms readily form on implantable medical instruments Infects host with unicellular yeast multicellular filaments develop Lives in 80% of humans with no harmful effects

hyphae Budding

Candidiasis Diaper rash in infants Deadly to immunodeficient humans HIV patients Immunodeficiency disorder Angular chelitis Vaginal Yeast Infection

Optimum growth at 37°C Moist Places on the body that do not get air Unclean places on the body

Skin scraping to expose yeast Growth of a specimen on media Physical appearance of biofilm Fungal biofilm Yeast

Itching Skin lesion or rash Smaller lesions next large lesions Infection of hair follicles Skin redness or inflammation Located on skin folds

Topical antifungal medications Exposing the area to air Oral antifungal medications

General hygiene Keeping skin folds on the body exposed to air Elimination of obesity Good sugar control in diabetics

In conclusion, C. albicans is a fungal yeast bacterium that is found mostly in women. Women can transfer the yeast to men by sexual intercourse or oral sex. Practicing good hygiene is one way of keeping the yeast from getting out of balance. If one manages to contract the yeast infection there are many different treatments that can subdue the infection. If the yeasts are not treated in time further proliferation in the esophagus could suffocate the individual.

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