by portline | Jul 11, 2023 | Diseases, Pathogens
You may have heard of foot and mouth disease in animals, but rest assured that hand, foot, and mouth disease in humans is completely unrelated! In fact, hand, foot, and mouth disease in humans is a very common childhood illness. It can present with very mild symptoms...
by portline | Jul 11, 2023 | Pathogens
Chagas disease or American trypanosomiasis is a parasitic disease very common in rural areas of 21 Latin American countries (endemic countries). In recent years, due to the mobility of the Latin American population to other countries in the world, it has appeared in...
by portline | Jul 4, 2023 | Pathogens
Diseases caused by bacteria seriously endanger our crops, causing symptoms in plants, that are not easy to control if they are not detected in time to apply specific solutions. Therefore, knowing the treatment of citrus canker is an essential requirement so that those...
by portline | Jun 27, 2023 | Pathogens
Blastomycosis is an infection caused by inhaling a fungus called Blastomyces dermatitidis. This fungus is found in moist soils where there are decaying plants or wood. Blastomyces dermatitidis is found in the central and southeastern United States (the darkened area...
by portline | Jun 27, 2023 | Pathogens
Apple scab is one of the most grave diseases in the production of apples. It attacks the leaves, reducing the foliar area of the plant and resulting in lower yields. Most of the severe damage is caused by the fruit, producing crusts that affect its development and...
by portline | Jun 27, 2023 | Pathogens
Angiostrongyliasis is an emerging zoonosis, difficult to diagnose and prevent, caused by a nematode of the genus Angiostrongylus. The infective stage for humans is the third larval stage that develops in terrestrial gastropods. Transmission to man is by raw...
