Candidiasis may occur because of an overgrowth of:

A) yeast-like fungi
B) mold-like fungi
C) tissue
D) a certain type of worm


A) yeast-like fungi
A) Candidiasis may occur because of an overgrowth of yeast-like fungi, such as in the vagina. Normally, multiplication of these microorganisms is controlled because of a strain of vaginal bacteria known as Doderlein bacillus. Penicillin therapy may destroy these bacteria, causing the fungi to multiply at a rapid rate.

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A) birth trauma. B) underdevelopment during gestation. C) conditions affecting the mother. D) hematologic disorders.

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Mayor Koch supposedly wanted to commit Joyce Brown for one reason, but lawyers of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) claimed that she was being committed because she was ________.

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