What is Candida and the role of Candida Albicans: a brief review
The candida (or candidiasis ) is a fungal infection (or mycosis ) caused by the fungus Candida albicans . This fungus is naturally present in the human body ; in particular, it loves to live in humid and warm environments, such as the mouth, the throat, the esophagus, the gastrointestinal tract and the genitals (vagina, in women, and glans , in men ).
How Candida Albicans causes Candida
Candida albicans is, in reality, 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 albicans begins to multiply intensively, giving rise to the condition known as candida or candidiasis.
Mushrooms that behave like Candida albicans - that is, that take advantage of a hostile situation of difficulty - are called opportunistic mushrooms .