Difference between revisions of "Thrush"
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==Key Stage 4== | ==Key Stage 4== | ||
| + | [[File:ThrushMouth.png|right|300px|thumb|A picture of a [[thrush]] infection in the [[mouth]].]] | ||
===Meaning=== | ===Meaning=== | ||
[[Thrush]] is a [[Sexually Transmitted Infection|sexually transmitted infection]] caused by a [[Pathogenic Fungus|pathogenic fungus]] called [[Candida albicans|Candida ''albicans'']] | [[Thrush]] is a [[Sexually Transmitted Infection|sexually transmitted infection]] caused by a [[Pathogenic Fungus|pathogenic fungus]] called [[Candida albicans|Candida ''albicans'']] | ||
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===About Thrush=== | ===About Thrush=== | ||
: [[Thrush]] spreads in warm, moist areas like the [[mouth]], [[vagina]] and under the [[foreskin]]. | : [[Thrush]] spreads in warm, moist areas like the [[mouth]], [[vagina]] and under the [[foreskin]]. | ||
| − | : [[Thrush]] causes itching and soreness and can produce a white coloured mucus. | + | : [[Thrush]] causes itching and soreness and can produce a white coloured [[mucus]]. |
| + | : [[Thrush]] is not always caught through sexual activity. Safe numbers of the [[thrush]] [[micro-organism]] are found in our [[faeces]] and on our [[skin]] so it can be transmitted to moist areas of the body through poor [[hygiene]]. | ||
Revision as of 11:10, 6 June 2019
Key Stage 4
Meaning
Thrush is a sexually transmitted infection caused by a pathogenic fungus called Candida albicans
About Thrush
- Thrush spreads in warm, moist areas like the mouth, vagina and under the foreskin.
- Thrush causes itching and soreness and can produce a white coloured mucus.
- Thrush is not always caught through sexual activity. Safe numbers of the thrush micro-organism are found in our faeces and on our skin so it can be transmitted to moist areas of the body through poor hygiene.