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The yeast that lives in everyone and only wants the spotlight occasionally.
means A genus of fungi, especially Candida albicans, that lives harmlessly on us until it overgrows into infection.
from From Latin candidus, meaning bright white or glowing — the same root that gives us candle, candid, and candidate, who once wore white togas to look honest.
Already insideLives in most healthy guts and mouths.
OpportunistStrikes when immunity or bacteria drop guard.
Shape-shifterSwitches between yeast and invasive thread forms.
Hospital threatCandida auris resists many common antifungals.