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Candidiasis

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Synonyms of Candidiasis

Candidosis
Moniliasis

Disorder Subdivisions

Candida Granuloma
Candida Infection around the Nails
Candida Paronichia
Candidiasis of the Skin
Cutaneous Candidiasis
Cutaneous Moniliasis
Mucocutaneous Candidiasis, Chronic
Oral Candidiasis
Penis, infected by Candida
Systemic Candidiasis
Thrush
Vaginitis, Caused by Candida
Vulvovaginitis, Caused by Candida
Yeast Infection, Systemic

General Discussion

Candida Albicans is a normally harmless yeast infection found in the mouth, intestinal tract, and vagina. Candidiasis is an infection caused by a fungus called Candida; most commonly the Candida albicans variety. The Candida infection (also known as a yeast infection) usually affects the skin and/or the mucous membranes of the mouth, intestines, or the vagina. Candida infections are rarely serious in otherwise healthy people. In rare cases, it may spread through other parts of the body if the patient's immune system is not functioning properly. In the most severe cases it can affect the blood, the membrane lining the heart muscle (endocardium), or membranes around the brain (meninges).

Organizations related to Candidiasis

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- 1600 Clifton Road NE
- Atlanta, GA 30333
- Phone #: 404-639-3534
- 800 #: 800-232-4636
- e-mail: cdcinfo@cdc.gov
- Home page: http://www.cdc.gov/
Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center
- PO Box 8126
- Gaithersburg, MD 20898-8126
- Phone #: 301-251-4925
- 800 #: 888-205-2311
- e-mail: N/A
- Home page: http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/GARD/
MUMS National Parent-to-Parent Network
- 150 Custer Court
- Green Bay, WI 54301-1243 USA
- Phone #: N/A
- 800 #: N/A
- e-mail: mums@netnet.net
- Home page: http://www.netnet.net/mums/
National Cancer Institute
- 6116 Executive Blvd Suite 300
- Bethesda, MD 20892-8322 USA
- Phone #: 301-435-3848
- 800 #: 800-422-6237
- e-mail: cancergovstaff@mail.nih.gov
- Home page: http://www.cancer.gov
NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Office of Communications and Government Relations
- 6610 Rockledge Drive, MSC 6612
- Bethesda, MD 20892-6612
- Phone #: 301-496-5717
- 800 #: 866-284-4107
- e-mail: ocpostoffice@niaid.nih.gov
- Home page: http://www.niaid.nih.gov/
World Health Organization (WHO)
- Avenue Appia 20
- Geneva 27, 1211 Switzerland
- Phone #: 412-279-12111
- 800 #: --
- e-mail: N/A
- Home page: http://www.who.int/en/

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