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Scabies, how scary!

Can scabies, tuberculosis (TB) really scare us today in the 21st century? Some cry, "give it to the antore!" as Don...

Lyme a danger to everyone?

Lyme disease is caused by a bacterium named Borrelia burgdorferi, whose reservoir is the common tick, specifically...

New impetus for the search for a vaccine against Leishmaniasis

Researchers have taken an important step in the development of an infection controlled model to test future vaccines...

Mosquitoes can be vaccinated and why

Traditional measures to prevent the spread of malaria have traditionally focused on transmission, the human-mosquito...

Dermatophthias: a very common returning disease

Dermatophytes are mycoses of the dermis caused by dermatophytes a type of ascomycetes (a class of fungi whose...

History of Gonorrhea

The term gonorrhea originates from ancient Greece, refers to the great physician Galen, and dates back to the 2nd...

The traveling sportsman and the infectious risks

With globalization, more and more people are moving around the world. We have gone from a tourist flow estimated at...

Papilloma virus: the importance of prevention

Vaccination for the papilloma virus is key to preventing cancer. In Italy, there are about 3,500 new diagnoses of...

Gonococcal arthritis returning from a trip

A new alarm has been raised from Treviso: a gentleman returning from a trip to Thailand has reported a gonorrhea...

The importance of knowing about Meningitis and its vaccine

In a survey that examined Italian citizens' knowledge of meningococcal infection carried out on a sample of 1007...

Why should I get vaccinated against the flu

It is widely recognized in clinical and scientific practice that people aged 65 years and older are at higher risk of...

The right pneumococcal vaccine at the right age.

The pneumococcal-type vaccine is used to protect against pneumonias referable to bacteria. The targets most at risk are...

Why vaccinate the elderly against pneumococcal disease

Bacteria are the main pathogens that can cause pneumonia in old age. Among them, it is important to mention...

Herpes virus manifestations

There are eight herpes known to date and they are all double-stranded DNA viruses. They can give clinical...

The history of cholera in Italy

Cholera is an acute diarrheal infection caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. It is transmitted by the fecal-oral...

Italian health service coverage in the EU when traveling

Care of the Italian health care system abroad? . The protection of public health, in the states of the European Union,...

Dengue: the new vaccine and the importance of behavioral prophylaxis

Dengue is a tropical infectious disease, transmitted through the bites of mosquitoes belonging to the species Aedes...

Countries at risk of yellow fever

Yellow fever is a viral disease transmitted by mosquito bites. First identified in the 17th century, it has caused...

Yellow fever vaccination: When and why

Yellow fever is an infectious disease caused by a virus Flavivirus, a genus to which the viruses responsible for Dengue...

Zika virus infection and the risks to pregnancy

The Zika virus belongs to the Flavivirus genus and is very similar to other viruses such as those of dengue, yellow...

EVALI, the disease of vaping

E-cig or electronic cigarette, is a device that allows you to inhale vapor and in varying amounts nicotine (6-20 mg),...

Air travel and the health risks

Summer is just around the corner and vacation time is approaching. The Demoskopika Institute estimates that there will...

Difference between chemoprophylaxis and vaccination

Chemoprophylaxis or chemoprevention is the administration of drugs, such as antibiotics or antimicrobials, to prevent...

The history of vaccines, the first created by science

Vaccines are biological preparations that, when injected, simulate an encounter with the infectious agent as if one had...

The importance of home care and the different types

The law of December 23, 1978, established the National Health Service (SSN) in Italy, which is responsible for...

Latent tuberculous infection: Mantoux, Igra and treatment

When coming into contact with Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, two events can occur: The latent tuberculous infection The...

Yellow Fever over 60. Why does the vaccine have age limits?

Yellow fever is an acute tropical disease, caused by an Arbovirus belonging to the Flaviviridae family, transmitted...

Malaria - History in Italy

It has been 51 years since November 17, 1970, when the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Italy officially...

Red meat allergy caused by tick bite

Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is a recently identified type of food allergy red meat and other animal-derived products. In...

post Covid Thyroiditis

Subacute thyroiditis is an infection of the thyroid gland that occurs in the course of or immediately after contracting...

Let's learn more about traveler's diarrhea

Every year it is estimated that international travelers, the target of this syndrome, are affected at a rate ranging...

Covid-19, Cold and Flu: let's find out the differences

Flu and COVID-19 are both contagious respiratory diseases, but caused by different viruses. While more and more is...
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