Mouth Thrush

Infection caused by Candida fungus in mouth is called as Thrush or yeast. Candida fungus infection not only affects in mouth but it also affects in other parts of the body. It causes diaper rash in kids and vaginal yeast infections in women. Mostly newborn babies, dentures users, adults with diabetes or other metabolic disturbance, drug users, people with poor nutrition and people with an immune deficiency will be affected soon by Candida fungus. Babies it may be cured spontaneously but can be prevented by giving sterilized water and by sterilizing all the feeding equipment, mouth toys. General treatment is intake of antifungal medicines. Systematic treatment is necessary in case if the fungus spreads more in complicated period of time.