Una selección de artículos de expertos para ayudarte a entender mejor Infecciones bacterianas y víricas.
Nearly 1.8 billion people worldwide are infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, making it one of the world’s deadliest diseases. A team of scientists at Harvard University has discovered a specific mechanism that can be used to help the body defeat TB.
Even during a pandemic, people are not ready to give up travel. Exotic destinations such as Brazil, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Africa are open for tourists. If you go to these countries—especially countries in Africa—you can face dangerous infections, and vaccinations can help protect you.
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we seem to have forgotten that there are other, albeit less dangerous, unpleasant viruses in the world. They are especially active during the transitional seasons—autumn and spring. Why do we catch colds so often during this period, and how do we recover as quickly as possible?
Everyone has encountered the human papillomavirus (HPV) in one way or another. Thanks to today’s vaccines, it is possible to avoid the unpleasant consequences of this infection. In this article we will explain who needs to be vaccinated, when they should be vaccinated, and which vaccine to choose.
Según el Instituto Nacional del Cáncer de Estados Unidos, existen aproximadamente 200 tipos diferentes de VPH. El virus puede permanecer latente durante muchos años y reactivarse repentinamente, causando importantes daños a la salud. Hemos respondido a algunas de las preguntas más frecuentes sobre el VPH.
Most people have heard about chlamydia but have no idea how dangerous it is. Lack of awareness has made chlamydia one of the most common sexually transmitted infections. Because many do not take the disease seriously or consider treatment necessary, it can be extremely damaging.
This relatively safe children's disease is extremely serious in adults and can turn into a real tragedy if it infects a pregnant woman. Because of this, it is very important to catch the symptoms and stop the spread of the virus.
El número de casos de infección por viruela del mono está creciendo, ocasionando una comprensible preocupación. Vamos a responder a algunas de las preguntas que la gente tiene sobre este virus.
En cuanto llega la temporada anual de gripe, el virus se propaga rápidamente en las escuelas y lugares de trabajo, lo que puede provocar una epidemia. Muchos de los que enferman se recuperan sin complicaciones en una a dos semanas. Sin embargo, la gripe suele causar complicaciones graves, por lo que es importante saber todo lo posible sobre ella.
Mucha gente cree que si no se trata un resfriado, pasará en siete días, y si se trata, entonces pasará en una semana. Durante este tiempo, el cuerpo supera las infecciones respiratorias agudas. Afortunadamente, hay formas de ayudar al cuerpo a acelerar el proceso de curación.
There are two good reasons to get vaccinated: to protect yourself and to protect those around you who for some reason cannot get vaccinated. When we get a vaccine, our body learns to resist real viruses and bacteria to defend itself against them. What are common myths about vaccines?
Many people believe that tonsilitis is just a sore throat, and the easiest way to cure it is with antibiotics. Is this true?
A fever is a frequent phenomenon that signals a problem in the body. Some people prefer to let the immune system fight it, while others begin to worry after even a slight increase in temperature. What should you know about fevers and rising temperatures?
Almost everyone has heard of or had chickenpox in their lifetime. However, there are still some persistent myths about the disease.
Si pensaba que el herpes era solo un "resfriado" en los labios, ¡debe reconsiderarlo! Existen 8 tipos de herpes labial que afectan a la piel y a los sistemas nervioso e inmunitario y que pueden provocar enfermedades. ¿Cómo se pueden detectar y neutralizar a tiempo?
Una simple picadura de garrapata suele causar la enfermedad de Lyme o borreliosis. La forma aguda de la enfermedad presenta signos característicos y puede tratarse con antibióticos. Sin embargo, la forma crónica y el hecho mismo de su existencia causan mucha controversia.
Mucha gente cree que un resfriado pasará en siete días, independientemente de si recibe tratamiento o no. Pero, ¿qué debe hacer si sigue resfriado después de una semana?
Pets get sick, just like humans. Let’s look at which of the diseases can be dangerous for owners.
Where is the line between "infected" and "not infected"? What affects the minimum level of infection, after which the virus breaks through the immune defense? Let's look into the question using COVID-19 as an example: why do some people not become infected with the disease, while others are infected and need to be hospitalized?
Muchas personas, cuando enferman, quieren recurrir inmediatamente a los antibióticos para sanar más rápido. ¿Por qué es un gran error?
We usually associate the term "vaccination" with children's healthcare. For example, in the U.S., most people get vaccinated against rotavirus, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, chickenpox, pneumonia, meningitis, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, measles, Haemophilus influenza, rubella, polio, mumps, papillomavirus and influenza by the age of 16. However, there is a whole range of vaccines recommended to people in adulthood.
Inflammation is the body's defense reaction to viruses, diseases, or injuries. Examples include when a cut finger becomes red and swollen, and when a cold becomes a cough. These reactions indicate short-term acute inflammation and that immune cells are fighting the infection. However, inflammation can become chronic, lasting months, years, or even a lifetime.
En este artículo, abordaremos esta y otras cuestiones importantes sobre el virus del herpes simple tipo 1.
Recently the world has started to talk about the spread of Marburg fever. How real is the threat?
El sarampión es una enfermedad altamente contagiosa causada por el Morbillivirus. Y a pesar de que la mayoría de la gente está inmunizada en la infancia, el mundo está experimentando actualmente una incidencia récord de la enfermedad.
A pesar de que las garrapatas son muy comunes, la mayoría de la gente sabe poco sobre ellas. Esto contribuye a la propagación de varios mitos. Echemos un vistazo.
Algunas infecciones pueden vivir en su cuerpo durante años sin mostrar síntomas, pero dañar su salud de forma silenciosa. Son las llamadas infecciones ocultas.
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