Is Fungus Infection Causing Your Candida Infection?
Olivia on Feb 27 2009 at 7:50 pm | Filed under: Women's Health
Many people don’t realize that a candida yeast infection is really a type of fungal infection. You may be surprised to learn that mold, mildew, yeast, and mushrooms are all types of fungus.
What Is A Fungus?
A fungus is almost a “missing link” between the animal and plant kingdoms. Fungi (plural of fungus) used to be considered part of the plant kingdom, but actually, they’re more closely related to the animal kingdom. Biologists now assign fungal organisms to their own kingdom, the fungi kingdom.
Different Type Of Fungus
Some fungus grow only on dead things. Think of this type of fungus as mother nature’s clean-up squad. We’d be up to our necks in pretty gross stuff if it wasn’t for fungi!
Other fungi are parasitic, since they enjoy dining on things that are still alive. These parasitic fungus become pathogenic, or cause diseases when they take up residence on people, plants or animals. Parasitic fungi are the ones who cause all the trouble.
Fungi are not always bad. A mushroom is a fungus, yet mushrooms are found on the menus of many fine restaurants. Penicillin, which is made from a type of mold, is has saved many lives. Yeast is a fungus that helps bread rise, giving people around the world delicious breads and pastries.
Are All Fungal Infections Yeast Infections?
No. Yeast is only one type of fungus that’s present in our bodies all the time. Candida yeast normally lives in the digestive tract and doesn’t cause any problems. It’s job is to ferment food, which helps us to break food down into nutrients usable by the body.
Common fungal infections include ringworm, athlete’s foot, swimmer’s ear, toenail and fingernail fungus, and candida overgrowth.
So A Yeast Infection Is Really A Fungal Infection?
Yes, it is. A systemic yeast infection is a type of fungal infection.
A natural malfunction in your body can result in a candida yeast infection. A vaginal yeast infection, or candida infection, could be explained as a chemical breakdown in the vagina. Instead of performing protective functions, the yeast fungus grows too fast and multiplies above normal.
Candida symptoms are often seen after a course of antibiotics, in pregnant women, or if there is too much stress in your life.
Although all yeast infections are really fungal infections, not all fungal infections are yeast infections.
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