Fungal Infection: We often ignore diseases caused by fungal infections, but they can take a serious form. The initial symptom of fungal infection is often itching. But ignoring it can take the form of fatal diseases. According to statistics, the number of deaths due to fungal infections is continuously increasing.
According to the ‘Fungal Infection Group of the University of Manchester’, every year 38 lakh people suffer from this infection. This number increases by 6.8 percent of the total deaths. Nowadays people are still becoming cautious about fungal infections. In most cases people are not able to identify this disease. You will be surprised to know that among fungal infections, most people die due to Candida fungus. Every year people die due to Candida fungus.
what is candida
When a fungus named Candida attacks the human body, it causes the disease of candidiasis. This fungus first enters the skin and then through the skin it enters the mouth, throat, intestine and private parts. When it enters the blood, it also attacks the kidney, heart and brain, which causes a lot of problems.
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Types of candidiasis
According to the Cleveland Clinic, there are many types of candidiasis. Such as vaginal, oral, mouth, neck and candida granuloma, invasive candidiasis i.e. when the candida fungus reaches inside the body through the blood.
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Symptoms of candidiasis
Candidiasis spreads from mouth, throat and neck, intestine, kidney, skin, heart to the brain. However, it starts from the skin. Therefore, when candidiasis occurs, it can cause skin rashes. Its initial symptoms can be skin rashes. Due to this, many symptoms like itching on the skin, burning sensation, vaginal discharge, blisters or white patches in the mouth, loss of taste, pain in coming out, swelling can be seen.
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