Candida albicans

    Focus on how the Candida albicans live, how it infects the host, and how it is able to cause disease. Explain the morphology and specific molecular mechanisms of pathogenicity. How is the microorganism transmitted to host? What is the preferred portal of entry? How does the pathogen set up the initial infection? What conditions are required for growth of the microbe? Now does the disease progress? How does the pathogen penetrate or evade the host defenses, and how does it damage host cells? What symptoms and signs are usually present in the host? What treatments are effective against microbe (if you list a drug as a potential treatment, describe its molecular mechanism of action, if known)? How might the disease be prevented?