One way to treat oral thrush is with an antifungal mouthwash. These mouthwashes contain active ingredients that can help to kill the Candida albicans fungus and prevent it from spreading.

It is also used for oral thrush and oral pain caused by certain infections. The mouthwash comes in a variety of formulations, ...

If you notice creamy white marks on your baby’s tongue or on an elderly person's tongue at home, that is what oral thrush looks like. Also called oral candidiasis, it is a fungal infection that can ...

An undefinable disease cause and unpredictable disease course in most patients make patient education about the goals of therapy essential. The primary goals are to control the local pain, reduce ...

A heavy white plaque however could indicate candidasis or oral thrush - a fungus infection of warm, moist areas of the body. This could be caused by an over-use of chemical mouthwash or taking too ...

Described here are small molecule efforts in the antibacterial and antifungal areas, excluding vaccines and also virus infections. Infectious diseases are as old as life itself. They have ...

A hygiene expert has warned you shouldn't use mouthwash when brushing your teeth, instead sharing the most 'beneficial' time to gargle. Caitlin Miller, head of hygiene and therapy at Bupa Dental ...

The fungal host response is the process by which the host interacts with and responds to fungi that colonize or infect it. This includes defense mechanisms such as the immune response. NKG2D is a ...

Not all hospitals identify C. auris in the same way. They are sometimes mistaken for other fungal infections, like thrush, and the wrong treatment is given. Improving diagnosis will help to ...

Samantha Jenkins was studying a number of types of fungus in a research project for her company, when one of the fungi made a bid for freedom. "Imagine a jar full of grain with a kind of lump of ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. A flesh-eating fungus is expanding its range in the American West – and ...