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Information needed--Thrush
#5135 - 06/08/00 03:25 PM
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What is thrush? Does it appear within the ARS period ?
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Typically it would not appear during ARS, but during later stages of the disease. It's basically a yeast infection in the mouth. I've never seen it before, but I heard it is like a hard and crusty yellowish film that can be scraped off. It ususally appears on the sides of the mouth.
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The body will produce oral thrush when the immune system is compromised. All it is is excess bacteria in the mouth that a normal healthy immune system can normally fight off.. I heard that it can not be scraped off..
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Thrush is a whitish plaque-like build-up on the palate and around the tonsils or in the back of the throat. It's not just a white discoloration--you can actually scrape thrush off the mucosal surfaces. The last post that indicated that you can't scrape it off was incorrect.
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ACTUALLY THRUSH IS AN OVERGROWTH OF THE YEAST CALLED CANDIDAS. IT IS THE SAME TYPE THAT CAUSES A VAGINAL YEAST INFECTION IN WOMEN. IT IS USUALLY CREAMY AND WHITE IN APPEARANCE AND SOMETIMES THE TISSUE BEHIND IT IS RED AND INFLAMED. IT CAN CAUSE A FUNNY TASTE IN THE MOUTH, AND SOMETIMES IT CAN BE SCRAPED OFF. IT USUALLY OCCURS AFTER A PERSON HAS BEEN INFECTED FOR A WHILE AND THE IMMUNE SYSTEM HAS BEEN DAMAGED. I READ SOME WHERE ON THE NET THAT IT DOES NOT OCCUR DURING ARS.
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