Tag: Candida

Photograph of Candida albicans under a microscope.  Under normal circumstances, Candida albicans is a relatively benign yeast or fungus that grows in the intestinal tract. Candida can begin

Photograph of Candida albicans under a microscope.  It has been estimated that three out of four women will experience a yeast infection at some point in their lives. 

Yeast or fungal infections can be painful and incredibly persistent.  Candida albicans, the most common of all so-called opportunistic fungal infections (i.e., those that strike when the immune