Ever notice white patches on your tongue or redness in your mouth or throat? It could be oral thrush, a common fungal ...

NY suddenly started withholding names of medical facilities with cases of deadly drug-resistant fungus Candida auris. We got ...

Candida is a yeast that naturally occurs in the body and only causes problems if it overgrows, which can lead to fungal infections. This article looks at the potential link between Candida and ...

Fungal infections, such as athlete’s foot and ringworm, occur when one type of fungal microbe becomes too prevalent in one area of the body so that the immune system cannot defeat it. Like many ...

Also known as vaginal candidiasis, an overgrowth of yeast is their most common cause — typically Candida albicans. Yeast infections cause irritation, discharge, and persistent itchiness of the ...

Fungal infection, also known as a mycosis, refers to the invasion of a host's tissue by specific types of fungi. Mycoses often start in the lungs following inhalation of fungal spores or on the ...