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Suggest Treatment For Fungal Infection While Suffering From Cold

Posted on Wed, 11 Mar 2015

Question: I have what seems like a yeast infection, but also have a fever, chills and sinus drainage. There are lots of flus going around, but the rapid onset itch and soreness, with clear discharge is a red herring.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rovena (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
yeast infection.

Detailed Answer:
Hello!

Welcome to Healthcare Magic.

I read carefully your query.

It is very common to experience a fungal infection when you are having a viral infection like flu or cold.This happens because the viral infection put our body in a stressful situation and the body uses every way to fight the infection.
From all this fight ,our immune system becomes weaker and fungal infections can happen.
So it is very likely that your symptoms of itchiness ,soreness and clear discharge are due to a yeast infection.
You can use an over the counter antifungal treatment like Miconazole vaginal cream.
If your symptoms doesn't seem to improve in 4-5 days ,you should consult a physician for examination.

Hope it helps.
Please feel free to ask of you have any other question or doubt to clarify.I will be happy to assist you further.

Kind regards,
Dr.Rovena Murati

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar