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Candidiasis - the causes of the development of the disease in men, women and children.

Fungi of the genus Candida are quite widespread in nature. They survive well in environmental conditions in the soil, on fruits, vegetables, household items. Candida fungi are resistant to temperatures, withstand dry periods, and, due to their ability to form a capsule around themselves, are resistant to various chemicals (including drugs).

In addition to their ubiquity in external environments, Candida fungi are human saprophytes (conditionally pathogenic microflora), occupying a certain niche in the microbiocenosis of the human body. Fungi of this genus inhabit the skin, as well as the mucous membranes of the external and internal organs of a person. As long as the balance between the colonies of all representatives of the beneficial and conditionally pathogenic microflora in the microbiocenosis is not disturbed, Candida fungi do not cause any trouble. But there are a number of factors that provoke the growth of fungal microflora, which contributes to the development of a disease such as Candidiasis.

The most common causes of Candidiasis are internal disorders in the microflora of the body. They are caused, as a rule, by a decrease in immune responses and / or inhibition of those types of human microflora, which are a deterrent factor for the growth of Candida fungi colonies. The presence of Candidiasis may indicate the development of dysbiosis.

Of particular importance in the development of Candidiasis is the uncontrolled and unreasonable intake of antibiotics, the frequent use of antiseptics for the treatment of skin and mucous membranes. Suppression of the immune system when taking corticosteroid or other immunosuppressive drugs affects the growth of fungal colonies, increasing their number and spread. Candidiasis develops in people with congenital or acquired immunodeficiency. A particularly favorite place for the reproduction of Candida fungi are the mucous membranes of the oral cavity, vagina, the skin of the external genital organs (both in women and in men), and the gastrointestinal mucosa.

Exogenous (external) infection with Candida fungi occurs when using unwashed fruits and vegetables, infected household items (dishes, bottles and nipples for feeding babies, towels, combs, toothbrushes, washcloths, etc.), in case of violation of the integrity of the mucous membranes and skin (trauma, ulcers, erosion), when kissing or having sexual intercourse with a person suffering from Candidiasis, when an infant passes through the birth canal of a woman with Candidiasis of the genital organs.