Introduction. Diseases caused by fungi affect millions of people every year worldwide and most of these infections requiring hospitalization and advanced treatment. Therefore, well-timed and appropriate laboratory diagnostic, ...

Introduction. Botulism is a potentially fatal syndrome of diffuse, flaccid paralysis caused by botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT), produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. The toxin is produced as the bacteria multiply; ...

Introduction. Surgical site infection (SSI) is a major patient safety concern in hospitals, with implications on patient morbidity, mortality and increased health costs. The analyzed studies demonstrated that the patients ...

Introduction. Lyme disease, the most common vector-borne illness, is usually caused by infection with the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. Worldwide, higher prevalence is noted in Central, Eastern, and Northern Europe, ...

Introduction. Although nowadays multiple scientific organisations have shown solid evidence that Earth is going through global warming, some stories prove vice-versa, their main argument being those 2 years studies shown ...

Introduction. Chemicals are present in the national economy and bring benefits on which modern society is completely dependent, but they can also present risks if they are not correctly managed. Recently, in the world, ...

Introduction. Rabies is a zoonosis of virus origin with a lethality rate below 100% in animals and humans. The natural reservoir and the main factor in the spreading of the disease in the Republic of Moldova are represented ...

Introduction. Climate change and climate variability, particularly of the weather patterns, affect the environmental determinants of health such as clean air, food, water, shelter and security. At the same time, climate ...

Introduction. Despite spreading worldwide, the clinical and epidemiological patterns of COVID-19 still remain uncertain, especially among children. Further research is needed to elucidate the interaction between SARS-CoV-2 ...

Introduction. A parasite is an organism that lives in or on another organism (the host) and benefits (for example, by deriving nutrients) at the host's expense. Parasitic diseases exert a pronounced biological diversity ...