by portline | Jul 13, 2023 | Diseases
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) or “mad cow disease” currently represents a real public health problem worldwide. Initially confined to the United Kingdom and overcoming the epidemiological measures put in place for its control, this disease has managed to...
by portline | Jul 13, 2023 | Nutrition, Weight Loss
The accumulation of abnormal or excessive fat is known as obesity, and according to The World Health Organization (WHO), it can be harmful to health. Obesity is a chronic disease, with multifactorial origin, of high prevalence, which is associated with an increased...
by portline | Jul 13, 2023 | Diseases
Psoriasis is a skin condition which is known as a chronic but non-contagious skin disease. It affects 1.5% of the general population. It can appear at any age, from shortly after birth to the final stages of life, but most often, it affects individuals between the...
by portline | Jul 12, 2023 | Diseases
Emphysema is a chronic disease characterized by the destruction of the farthest part of the respiratory tree, the alveoli, the place where oxygen passes into the blood. As a consequence of this destruction, the amount of oxygen in the blood is reduced, and respiratory...
by portline | Jul 11, 2023 | Diseases, Pathogens
Meningitis is a usually infectious disease caused by viruses or bacteria that lead to infection and inflammation of the meninges – membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. When only the meninges are infected, it is called meningitis. Sometimes the bacteria...
