Get latest articles and stories on Health at LatestLY. The yeast Candida is the most infamous of all the fungi that inhabit the human body. This distant relative of baker s yeast is well known for producing several different varieties of thrush, which can be quite bothersome, but it can also result in an invasive infection, which can occasionally be fatal. Health News | Candida Control: The Cells That Ward off Fungal Infections.