It's normal to have a certain level of naturally occurring fungi in and on your body. Some of these fungi are important to how your body works while others are generally harmless. For example, you have fungi in your digestive system and women have fungi in their vagina. Antifungal medicines are medications that are used to treat fungal infections. Fungi is all around us, but you normally don’t notice it because their spores are microscopic. Most of these fungi are innocuous, however some types can cause issues in humans.

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