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Doctordle #116
Itching with thick white discharge
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This archived Doctordle case was published on 2026-07-25. It presents "Itching with thick white discharge" as a Easy Infectious Disease puzzle. The final answer is Yeast Infection.
Answer
Yeast Infection
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Six clues
Clue 1
A 31-year-old has intense genital itching.
Clue 2
Thick white discharge appears in this fictional case.
Clue 3
Symptoms begin after a recent antibiotic course.
Clue 4
The organism clue is a fungus, often Candida.
Clue 5
This clue points away from a bacterial urinary infection.
Clue 6
The answer is the common name for this fungal overgrowth.
Plain-language explanation
A yeast infection is a fungal infection often caused by Candida. The puzzle uses itching, thick discharge, and antibiotic context as educational clues.
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