I remember cringing to that song many years ago! hahaha.
Who would name their girlchild after an STD? LOL!
Candida is a nasty infection that often occurs in people who have just undergone a large dose of antibiotics. Because a broad spectrum antibiotic kills all the bacteria that exist in “warm, moist places”, the Candida, which is NOT a bacterium and is therefore not affected, is left to go into overdrive. The beneficial bacteria that used to keep it in check have been eliminated, and the Candida is free to flourish.
Many people who die from AIDS have actually succumbed to Candida, which takes over once the immune system is compromised.
What is interesting is that the “Candida” in questioned is surnamed “Moss” which is yet another organism that grows in dank, dark, places.
Eyew.
So, Tony Orlando’s song was about an infection? In my best Johnny Carson impression, “I didn’t KNOW that!”