by portline | Jul 20, 2023 | Diseases
Rice is the main food crop produced for half of the world’s population. This species is affected by phytopathological problems that often limit its production. Rice bacterial blight of the panicle has been considered to be the second most important disease of this...
by portline | Jul 19, 2023 | Pathogens
Surely at some point in your life, you have suffered a dry cough or phlegm, either due to illness or other factors. A cough with phlegm has different causes, but it is possible to give an approximation of what is happening by its color or texture. There are many types...
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 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...