For the most part, aspergillosis affects the lungs and sinus. Prominent symptoms include cough, chest pain, shortness of breath, facial pain, fever, and night sweat. Anecdotally, reports indicate that among people with AIDS who first are treated for bacterial pneumonia or PCP, aspergillosis may follow. Doctors think that these other infections weaken the lungs, making it easier for the fungus to take root. When infected, patients experience discomfort in the mucous membranes around the mouth, vagina, esophagus, and skin.
Typical symptoms are white humps, dry mouth, difficulty swallowing, and an altered sense of taste.
It isn't really clear if preventative measures are more effective than treating thrush after it appears. For vaginal yeast infections, yogurt containing Lactobacillus acidophilus cultures decreases infection rates. Drugs used to treat candida depend on where and how in the body the fungus shows itself. For oral thrush, doctors often prescribe fluconazole, clotrimazole, ketoconazole, and nystatin. Coccidioidomycosis Coccidioidomycosis is a fungus found mainly in soil in the southwestern parts of the US, in Mexico, in Central America, and in parts of South America.