Yeast infections that occur as a result of Candida albicans are generally referred to by the group name Candias is and can take many different forms. However, the etymology of how such an infection develops isalways pretty similar, irrespective of the particular part of the body that is under attack.
As a general rule, Candida albicans is a yeast which exists in a single cell form. In this form, it remains essentially harmless.
However, all fungi are on a constant watch for sources of nutrition, and once such a nutritional source is located, many millions of these single cell Candida yeast organisms will gravitate towards that source of nutrition. When they do so, they become a mold, and it is at this point where the risk of a yeast infection has begun to develop.
In order to absorb nutrition, fungi have the same ability as animals to secrete hydrolytic enzymes as a way of turning previously indigestible solid matter into foodstuffs that the fungi can feed on. Consequently, when any individual Candida yeast cell identifies a suitable source of food, the whole colony of Candida cells (millions of them) is mobilized so that every individual cell can absorb the maximum amount of nutrition from that food source.
So, what does all this tell you about yeast infections in general, and vaginitis in particular?
What it should indicate is that Candida albicans can only attack and infect your body when conditions are suitable for it to do so. For example, there are millions of Candida cells on your skin, every one of which is looking for a suitable source of nutrition. However, as long as your skin is clean, dry and unbroken, no such opportunity is going to be presented to the yeast culture to start feeding from you. As a result,you will remain free of infection.
If conditions are not so good, then there are a myriad of different situations where the Candida cells can begin to attack. For example, if your skin is cut or has some kind of abrasion or lesion, then that provides a ‘window of opportunity’ for the Candida albicans cells to cluster together into mold culture, and begin to infect your body. You have natural defenses
As suggested, your body has natural defense mechanisms that will under normal circumstances protect you against any form of Candiasis infection.
Firstly, in order for yeast to successfully invade and infect your body, there has to be a ‘doorway’ or ‘gateway’ through which they can enter. A simple example of exactly such a ‘gateway’ would be a cut or abrasion on your skin.
However, millions of people all over the world suffer skin cuts and abrasions every day – children for example fall over and skin their knees with monotonous regularity – and yet the majority of these people do not suffer yeast infections, or indeed any kind of infection at all. This immediately indicates that the ‘doorway’ argument of itself is not sufficient to explain yeast infections.
The second consideration is that your skin is covered with many millions of microbes and bacteria, and not all of them are Candida albicans cells.In fact, many of the bacteria on your skin are in direct conflict with Candida for every source of nutrition, and these so-called ‘good’ are more often than not stronger than the yeast cells.bacteria
In these circumstances, although there is a doorway to a new source of nutrition, it is these ‘good’ (non-infectious) bacteria cells that appropriate this particular source of food for themselves and, consequently, there is no infection.
Your body also produces antibodies, and while these antibodies are not in themselves capable of attacking the Candida cells, they do provide assistance to the ‘good’ bacteria on your skin that helps them to do so.
Finally, if your body’s immune system is in tiptop condition, then that single fact significantly reduces the chances of a yeast infection taking a hold. This is an extremely important point to remember, because any immune system weakness is generally considered to be a very significant factor in deciding why some people are more prone to yeast infections than others.
However, as you can see, your body has several different ways of defending itself against all forms of infection including Candiasis, and this is why in the vast majority of situations, infection is unlikely to set in.
As a general rule, Candida albicans is a yeast which exists in a single cell form. In this form, it remains essentially harmless.
However, all fungi are on a constant watch for sources of nutrition, and once such a nutritional source is located, many millions of these single cell Candida yeast organisms will gravitate towards that source of nutrition. When they do so, they become a mold, and it is at this point where the risk of a yeast infection has begun to develop.
In order to absorb nutrition, fungi have the same ability as animals to secrete hydrolytic enzymes as a way of turning previously indigestible solid matter into foodstuffs that the fungi can feed on. Consequently, when any individual Candida yeast cell identifies a suitable source of food, the whole colony of Candida cells (millions of them) is mobilized so that every individual cell can absorb the maximum amount of nutrition from that food source.
So, what does all this tell you about yeast infections in general, and vaginitis in particular?
What it should indicate is that Candida albicans can only attack and infect your body when conditions are suitable for it to do so. For example, there are millions of Candida cells on your skin, every one of which is looking for a suitable source of nutrition. However, as long as your skin is clean, dry and unbroken, no such opportunity is going to be presented to the yeast culture to start feeding from you. As a result,you will remain free of infection.
If conditions are not so good, then there are a myriad of different situations where the Candida cells can begin to attack. For example, if your skin is cut or has some kind of abrasion or lesion, then that provides a ‘window of opportunity’ for the Candida albicans cells to cluster together into mold culture, and begin to infect your body. You have natural defenses
As suggested, your body has natural defense mechanisms that will under normal circumstances protect you against any form of Candiasis infection.
Firstly, in order for yeast to successfully invade and infect your body, there has to be a ‘doorway’ or ‘gateway’ through which they can enter. A simple example of exactly such a ‘gateway’ would be a cut or abrasion on your skin.
However, millions of people all over the world suffer skin cuts and abrasions every day – children for example fall over and skin their knees with monotonous regularity – and yet the majority of these people do not suffer yeast infections, or indeed any kind of infection at all. This immediately indicates that the ‘doorway’ argument of itself is not sufficient to explain yeast infections.
The second consideration is that your skin is covered with many millions of microbes and bacteria, and not all of them are Candida albicans cells.In fact, many of the bacteria on your skin are in direct conflict with Candida for every source of nutrition, and these so-called ‘good’ are more often than not stronger than the yeast cells.bacteria
In these circumstances, although there is a doorway to a new source of nutrition, it is these ‘good’ (non-infectious) bacteria cells that appropriate this particular source of food for themselves and, consequently, there is no infection.
Your body also produces antibodies, and while these antibodies are not in themselves capable of attacking the Candida cells, they do provide assistance to the ‘good’ bacteria on your skin that helps them to do so.
Finally, if your body’s immune system is in tiptop condition, then that single fact significantly reduces the chances of a yeast infection taking a hold. This is an extremely important point to remember, because any immune system weakness is generally considered to be a very significant factor in deciding why some people are more prone to yeast infections than others.
However, as you can see, your body has several different ways of defending itself against all forms of infection including Candiasis, and this is why in the vast majority of situations, infection is unlikely to set in.
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