Medical Questions » Fungal Infections

Question 1:	What are fungi? What sort of infections do they cause?
Question 2:	What is ringworm? I keep getting this rash on my belly every summer. It settles with creams my doctor prescribes, but always comes back again.
Question 3:	What causes athlete' s foot? Is it serious?
Question 4:	I have the dreaded crotch rot, and the itch drives me crazy. People look at me because i keep forgetting and scratching in public, and they think I' m a dirty old man or something. How can I fix this?
Question 5:	I have thick brown fingernails that my doctor thinks is a fungal infection. She has sent nail clippings away to be investigated. Can you tell me more about this problem?
Question 6:	Why do some women keep getting thrush? Every couple of months I am forced to suffer the indignity of using another course of vaginal cream to cure yet another of the curses of womanhood.
Question 7:	What is thrush? I have heard that babies get it in their mouths. Is it the same as the thrush that i get down below?
Question 8:	How is thrush in a baby' s mouth treated? Is it serious? Are any special tests necessary?
Question 9:	I have white patches on my skin that spoils my otherwise excellent tan. it has been there for a couple of years now, and seems to settle a bit in winter. What could it be?
Question 10:	What are the glands in your neck? Mine keep coming up and getting sore every time I get a cold. Is this normai?