Infectious diseases 2024, December

Buruli ulcer is a chronic, contagious tropical disease caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium ulcerans. It is an endemic disease, that is, it is found among ...…

Shingles is a viral disease caused by the same virus as chickenpox. In most cases, shingles does not cause complications, although the condition itself is because ...…

We should start preparing for a trip to Turkey by checking what he alth problems may await us during our vacation. People who go to the midnight ...…

In the era of a pandemic, most of us wonder if it is possible to distinguish the symptoms of a common cold or an allergic reaction from infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Lots of ...…

After the flood wave has passed, new dangers arise, especially epidemiological threats. He alth and safety then depend on ...…

Bornholm's disease, also known as widespread myositis, widespread pleurodynia, is manifested by inflammation of the intercostal muscles, as well as with ...…

The chikungunia virus (chikungunya) causes a tropical disease called qigongunia fever, which manifests itself among others in inflammation of the bones, joints and muscles. Usually paragraph ...…

Stomach flu is caused by an attack of viruses - most often they are rotaviruses, sometimes noroviruses or adenoviruses. How To Avoid Infection With These Viruses And Bee Flu ...…

The activities of anti-vaccination movements increasingly affect our society and reduce its confidence in science and its achievements. It is thanks to szc ...…

Scientists discover antibiotic-resistant bacteria gene…

Will the Ebola virus reach Poland? This is one of the most frequently asked questions recently. All because of the rapidly spreading epidemic of fever, hemorrhage ...…

The so-called "covid fingers" are one of the symptoms of coronavirus infection. They are often the first or even the only symptom of COVID-19, although in many patients they only appear after cough, fever or weakness have subsided.…

Home quarantine for coronavirus infection can be subjected to any he althy person suspected of being infected, but not yet having a problem ...…

Isolation due to coronavirus is otherwise solitary due to test-confirmed coronavirus infection. Insulation can be carried out both in domestic conditions ...…

COVID-19 can be a fatal disease. The mortality rate among those infected with the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has so far reached 3.4 percent. The elderly are most at risk, you ...…

The history of the fight against infectious diseases is as old as our civilization. And the vaccines, which we are still cautious about, were known and appreciated even in ...…

Oral mucosa papilloma is a benign lesion, caused mainly by types 6 and 11 human papillomavirus (HPV, papillomavirus ...…

Leukoplakia hairy is a mucosal disease associated with infection by the Epstein-Barr virus. It occurs mainly in patients struggling with diseases of the immune system ...…

When autumn comes, we often succumb to a bad mood, gloom, it gets cold, windy, and the sun is shining dimmer and weaker. That's when we are especially ...…

Rubella presents with a fever and a characteristic rash. However, in about half of the cases, rubella is asymptomatic - no red ankles and no bruises ...…

Mycobacteria may be lurking in a regular shower head. These bacteria are dangerous to our he alth and even life. They cause, among others diseases of the lungs, lymph nodes ...…

Pertussis vaccines are most often used in infants and children as a prophylaxis. Adults, however, also can and should ...…

The rabies vaccine is currently the only way to fight this disease, as no cure for rabies has yet been invented. Rabies is a rare viral disease ...…

Comma are carnivorous bacteria found in tropical waters, but for several years they have also appeared more and more often in the B altic Sea. All because of thermal insulation ...…

We come into contact with bacteria every day, but most people are not in danger. And where do those dangerous to he alth usually lurk? It turns out that on the keyboard the computer ...…

Tropical diseases are diseases that occur mainly in countries with tropical and subtropical climates, such as e.g. malaria, legionellosis, western fever ...…

Flu and antibiotics - is this combination appropriate? Is treatment of flu with antibiotics advisable? It is widely believed that an antibiotic is a flu medicine, for ...…

Inverted papilloma is a type of neoplasm of epithelial origin that develops on the mucosa of the nose and paranasal sinuses. Although it has the character of ...…

Complications after vaccinations are the subject of many discussions, which often raise concerns among patients. Considerations about post-vaccination complications are worth reviewing ...…

The history of vaccine discoveries dates back to ancient China. And the history of immunization dates back to the slave trade. Turkish slaves who were supposed to be ...…