What kind of bacteria is yeast and how can you get an infection of it? Does the infection correlate with sexual experiences or diet?
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Yeast are fungi, which are not the same as bacteria.
An infection really is a situation where some sort of living thing is someplace it should not be in the body and doing something it should not.
Most fungi don’t do much to the body in a bad sense, and simply colonize (aka. hang out) on body surfaces. But sometimes they can get into place they don’t belong. A good example of this is a yeast infection, where yeast grow too much in the vaginal canal, which can be irritating, itchy and have different smells. This can be due to exposures and person-to-person factors (ie. naturally protective bacteria in the canal, genetics etc.)
An important thing to note is that sometimes people can be so prone to infection that fungi that are not harmful to others become deadly. This is often seen in people on chemotherapy, or other medications that suppress the immune system. This can also happen with people with medical devices attached to them (ie. indwelling catheters).
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