In this Article

• What are yeast infections?
• Why do yeast sometimes cause symptoms?
• How do babies get yeast infections?
• What is oral thrush? What are symptoms of oral thrush?
• How do children (and adults) acquire thrush?
• How does yeast affect diaper rash?
• Can thumb sucking cause problems with yeast?
• Can a nursing mother acquire yeast infections from her infant?
• How are thrush and other yeast infections treated?
• Should a child with yeast infection be kept out of child care?
• Are there other names for yeast infection?
• Thrush and Other Yeast Infections in Children Glossary
• Thrush and Other Yeast Infections in Children Index

Should a child with yeast infection be kept out of child care?

There is no need to remove a child with yeast infection from child care. Since most healthy people already harbor Candida, children with thrush and Candida diaper rash do not have to be excluded from child care (as long they are able to participate comfortably).

Child-care providers should follow good hygiene, including careful hand washing and disposal of nasal and oral secretions of children with thrush, in order to avoid transmitting the infection to children who may not already be infected.

Are there other names for yeast infection?

Because yeast infection is due to Candida, it is referred to as candidiasis. Thrush is known as oral candidiasis. The old name for Candida was Monilia. The infection is still sometimes called moniliasis, and thrush is still at times known as oral moniliasis.

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