Candida is a tiny fungus that lives on the body. When it grows too much, it causes an infection.

Candida is a tiny fungus that lives on the bodycandida是一種存在於人體上的微小真菌。When it grows too much, it causes an infection當它過度增生時，就會造成感染。

In children it often appears in the mouth and throat as sore white patches (people also call this thrush). In women it can appear in the vagina, with itching and a thick white discharge.

In children it often appears in the mouth and throat as sore white patches在小孩身上，它常常表現為口腔和喉嚨裡痛痛的白色斑塊，(people also call this thrush)大家也把這個叫做鵝口瘡。In women it can appear in the vagina在女性身上，它可能出現在陰道，with itching and a thick white discharge伴隨搔癢和濃稠的白色分泌物。

The common type has the scientific name Candida albicans; albicans means whitish, and the fungus was named from Latin candida, “white”, because of those white patches. Everyday English speakers often say yeast infection or thrush; doctors and health writing use Candida.

The common type has the scientific name Candida albicans最常見的種類學名叫Candida albicans，albicans means whitishalbicans的意思是偏白色，and the fungus was named from Latin candida, 'white'而這種真菌的名字來自拉丁文candida，意思是'白色'，because of those white patches就是因為那些白色斑塊。Everyday English speakers often say yeast infection or thrush一般說英文的人常常說yeast infection或thrush，doctors and health writing use Candida醫生和健康衛教文章則會用Candida這個字。

This entry is the infection, not a woman’s name, even though Candida exists as a name from the same Latin word.

This entry is the infection, not a woman's name這個詞條講的是感染，不是女生的名字，even though Candida exists as a name from the same Latin word雖然Candida也確實是個源自同一個拉丁字的人名。