1923; < New Latin; Latin: feminine of candidus bright, light; see candid
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C. albicans, or candida, is known to cause yeast infections.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2024
Once a fungal infection enters the bloodstream, treatment becomes exponentially more difficult: Bloodstream infections with fungi in the candida family, for example, have a mortality rate of 30 percent.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2022
I also had a normal pap smear and exam this October, although in the lab report it said they found candida on my cervix.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2021
When I finally coughed up sputum, the now infamous black sputum, it grew candida, a fungus associated with the loss of taste but not necessarily smell.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2020
The round headed or two striped apple tree borer, Saperda candida, is a native of this country, infesting the native crabs, thorn bushes, and June berry.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 443, June 28, 1884 by Various
Candida auris, also called Candidozyma auris, is now recognized as a serious global health threat and appears on the World Health Organization's critical priority fungal pathogens list.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 23, 2025
Only keyboardist Candida Doyle saw its potential, remarking in the documentary how she thought it was "great straight away".
From BBC ● May 22, 2025
Candida auris is a type of yeast that can cause life-threatening illness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2025
They can cause dangerous diseases like Cryptococcus neoformans and Candida auris among our own kind, massacre beloved fellow animals like frogs and bats and even turn less-charismatic animals like cicadas into horrifyingly mutilated zombies.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2024
"Truly, dear princess, this is the wonderful beast that the Prince Li-Kong has presented to the Emperor, from the wild province of Yun-nan," said Candida.
From The War Tiger Or, Adventures and Wonderful Fortunes of the Young Sea Chief and His Lad Chow: A Tale of the Conquest of China by Dalton, William
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