Oral thrush is marked by bleeding and white patches in the mouth.

Oral Thrush: Signs and Symptoms

Overgrowths of Candida, a yeast that is part of the normal microbiota of the body, can lead to infections like oral thrush. Individual with weak immune systems like developing infants are vulnerable to such infections due to the lack of a robust normal microbiota.

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Candida (yeast) infection or overgrowth in the oral cavity

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Oral Thrush

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Oral Thrush Figure (Figure 24.13). Reprinted from OpenStax Microbiology (p. 991), by N. Parker, M. Shneegurt, A.-h. Thi Tu, B. M. Forester, and P. Lister, 2016, Rice University. Copyright 2016 by Rice University.

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