types of infections
Yeast infections. The most common type of vaginitis, a yeast infection is caused by one of the many species of fungus known as Candida. Candida live naturally in your body in small numbers, including in the vagina, and usually don't cause any harm.
But treatments vary by condition, so it's important to know which type of vaginal infection you have. Vaginal infections, or vaginitis, are very common â so much so that most women will experience some form of vaginal infection or inflammation during their lifetime.
Diseases caused by the single-celled protozoans include amoebic dysentery, babesiosis, cryptosporidiosis, intestinal giardiasis, malaria, and vaginal trichomoniasis. Viral: The most common type of infectious disease that humans are susceptible to are viral. Viruses cause a host of diseases and are tinier than bacteria as well. The most frequent disease that constantly affects humans on a day-to-day basis is the common cold, caused due to a viral infection.