Candida it is naturally present in the human body; in particular, it loves to live in humid and warm environments, such as the mouth, throat, gastrointestinal tract and genitals (vagina and glans).
Like Candida spp. causes Candida
Candida it is, in fact, a fungus that is generally harmless to humans, as the so-called "good bacteria" constituting the bacterial flora and the immune system prevent its pathological proliferation.
However, when these two control systems fail, Candida begins to multiply intensively, giving rise to the condition known as candida or candidiasis.
For further information: Candida: What it is and Causes they are easily diagnosed through a careful physical examination and a "thorough medical history; this is the case, for example, of oral candida (or thrush) and cutaneous candida.
Other variants of the same fungal infection, on the other hand, may prove to be more difficult to recognize or may require more in-depth examinations to definitively ascertain their presence; in these situations, the reference is to conditions such as vaginal candida, candida associated with balanitis in men (see male candida), intestinal candida, esophageal candida, systemic candida (eg invasive candida) etc.
It should be noted that, sometimes, even easily recognizable forms of candida require more in-depth diagnostic investigations; this typically happens when the doctor wants to accurately identify the species Candida involved in the infection.
