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Princeton's WordNet

  1. candidanoun

    any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Candida

Wiktionary

  1. candidanoun

    A yeast of the genus Candida, usually specifically Candida albicans

Wikipedia

  1. Candida

    Candida was the first single released by the American pop music group Dawn, with vocals by Tony Orlando, in July 1970. The song, written by Irwin Levine and Toni Wine, was produced by Dave Appell and Hank Medress for Bell Records. Appell and Medress originally recorded another singer on the track, but decided that a different vocal approach would be preferable. Medress then approached Orlando to do the vocals. Orlando had been a professional singer in the early 1960s, but now worked as a music publishing manager for Columbia Records. Although initially worried about losing his job at Columbia, Orlando eventually agreed to lend his voice to the track. "Candida" became a worldwide hit, reaching number one in five countries, and the top ten in many others. It was included on Dawn's debut LP in 1970 and later appeared on several compilation albums. Andy Williams, Jesse Winchester, Ray Conniff, and Bernd Spier are among the artists who have covered the song.

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  1. candida

    Candida is a type of yeast, a fungus, that lives in small amounts in the human body such as in the mouth, intestines, and skin. While it is usually harmless, an overgrowth of Candida can lead to infections known as candidiasis. The severity of these infections can range from mild (such as oral thrush and vaginitis) to severe (when the infection enters the bloodstream or affects other organs of the body).

Wikidata

  1. Candida

    Candida is a genus of yeasts. Many species are harmless commensals or endosymbionts of hosts including humans, but other species, or harmless species in the wrong location, can cause disease. Candida albicans can cause infections in humans and other animals, especially in immunocompromised patients. In winemaking, some species of Candida can create potential faults in wines. Many species are found in gut flora, including C. albicans in mammalian hosts, whereas others live as endosymbionts in insect hosts. Systemic infections of the bloodstream and major organs, particularly in immunocompromised patients, affect over 90,000 people a year in the U.S., with a 40–50% mortality. The DNA of several Candida species have been sequenced. Antibiotics promote yeast infections, including gastrointestinal Candida overgrowth, and penetration of the GI mucosa. While women are more susceptible to genital yeast infections, men can in fact get them as well. Certain factors, like prolonged antibiotic use, increase the risk for both men and women. Also, individuals with diabetes or impaired immune systems, such as those with HIV, are more susceptible to yeast infections.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Candida

    A genus of yeast-like mitosporic Saccharomycetales fungi characterized by producing yeast cells, mycelia, pseudomycelia, and blastophores. It is commonly part of the normal flora of the skin, mouth, intestinal tract, and vagina, but can cause a variety of infections, including CANDIDIASIS; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; vulvovaginal candidiasis (CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL), and thrush (see CANDIDIASIS, ORAL). (From Dorland, 28th ed)

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of candida in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of candida in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of candida in a Sentence

  1. Scott Roberts:

    There’s one hypothesis from a prominent mycologist who suggests that the reason the body’s temperature is 98.6 is because that is the temperature where fungi can’t grow that well. And so, now we’re seeing Candida auris and some of the other new microbes that have come up that really grow quite well – even at temperatures of 98.6 in the human body. And so I think climate change, really selecting for these organisms to adapt to a warmer climate, is going to increase the odds that there’s infection in humans.

  2. Emily Severance:

    It’s far too early to single out Candida infection as a cause of mental illness or vice-versa, however, most Candida infections can be treated in their early stages, and clinicians should make it a point to look out for these infections in their patients with mental illness.

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