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Suggest Treatment For Vampire Fungus

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Posted on Mon, 27 Jul 2015
Question: what are treatments for vampire fungus?
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Answered by Dr. Ram Choudhary (45 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Vampire fungus is a hoax

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome to healthcare magic.
The Vampire fungus is nothing medically. In fact is is a scare generating inflated name for candida. A nearly innocuous commensal fungus living on human skin, mouth and gut since ages.
It is nearly never pathological in persons with immunocompetant status.
It can be pathogegic in very old and patients of cancer or those taking chemotherapy etc.
Antifungal treatments will cure candida. The treatment should be carried out by experienced clinician after a decision about the pathogenicity of the fungus.
The company that is spreading the scare of Vampire fungus video is having vested interests of selling it's probiotic preparation otherwise there is no big evidence of it's efficacy in the treatment of the so-called vampire fungus.
They have designed the pack of common symptoms knowingly, so that every other person would be scared of it. None of them are found in any of fungal infections.
I hope the advise will be informative and helpful for you and your contacts.
Dr. Ram
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Ram Choudhary (58 minutes later)
is there anything without prescriptions that a person can take.
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Answered by Dr. Ram Choudhary (2 hours later)
Brief Answer:
no disease so no treatment

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome back.
In first place the vampire fungus is a gimmick not reality, so no treatment needed.
One can boost one's immune system by regular exercises and balanced diets.
Citrus fruits taken as a whole with it's fibre will help protect from candida.
Antifungal self medication is not advisable because that may hamper immune system.
Take care.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Suggest Treatment For Vampire Fungus

Brief Answer: Vampire fungus is a hoax Detailed Answer: Hi Welcome to healthcare magic. The Vampire fungus is nothing medically. In fact is is a scare generating inflated name for candida. A nearly innocuous commensal fungus living on human skin, mouth and gut since ages. It is nearly never pathological in persons with immunocompetant status. It can be pathogegic in very old and patients of cancer or those taking chemotherapy etc. Antifungal treatments will cure candida. The treatment should be carried out by experienced clinician after a decision about the pathogenicity of the fungus. The company that is spreading the scare of Vampire fungus video is having vested interests of selling it's probiotic preparation otherwise there is no big evidence of it's efficacy in the treatment of the so-called vampire fungus. They have designed the pack of common symptoms knowingly, so that every other person would be scared of it. None of them are found in any of fungal infections. I hope the advise will be informative and helpful for you and your contacts. Dr. Ram