If you notice a white patch on your baby's tongue or mouth that won't rub off, it could be thrush. Learn more about this common infection and how to treat thrush in babies.

Thrush, or oral candidiasis, is a common medical condition in babies, typically appearing as white spots in and around the mouth and tongue. According to Orlando pediatrician Dr. Candice Jones, it ...

Oral thrush is more likely to affect babies because their immune systems have not yet matured and are not as resistant to infection. Premature babies are at particular risk. Another risk factor ...

Medically reviewed by Edmund Khoo, DDS Thrush, or oral candidiasis, is a fungal infection in your mouth and throat. It is ...

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While discovering your baby has oral thrush can be scary, know that oral thrush is common in babies and easily treatable. Oral thrush is a yeast infection caused by a fungus called Candida ...

Other potential thrush symptoms include redness, burning, dry mouth and loss of taste, all of which may affect a baby’s desire or ability to eat.

Dr. Brian Sims, a pediatrician at Covenant Medical Center, says there is nothing parents can do to prevent the condition from happening. "Oral thrush occurs in quite a few healthy newborns," he says.