A vaginal yeast infection is a fungal infection that causes irritation, discharge and intense itchiness of the vagina and vulva. Also called vaginal candidiasis, vaginal yeast infection affects up to ...

A: Fungi are an entire kingdom of life. In medicine, we are mostly concerned about yeasts, such as Candida, and molds, such as Aspergillus. So I think you are talking just about one fungal infection, ...