Could the Marburg virus reach Spain?
There has been an outbreak of a virus similar to Ebola, the Marburg virus, in Equatorial Guinea. There are no cases outside Africa, but governments...
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Are you between 18 and 50 years old and do you want to take part in a PHASE I study of a new HIV vaccine?
The Hospital Clínic de Barcelona is looking for healthy volunteers between 18 and 50 years old, with no evidence of HIV infection, to study a new i...
Oral candidiasis affects men and women similarly
Like genital candidiasis, oral candidiasis or thrush is often the result of a compromised immune system or the use of antibiotics.
Herpes zoster: when the chickenpox virus reactivates after lying dormant
The herpes zoster virus mainly affects people over 50 years of age and manifests itself when the immune system is weakened.
Dr. Berta Torres: “We have to ensure that the medication is well tolerated by everyone living with HIV, regardless of their sex”
Women living with HIV are diagnosed late and they are far less tolerant to treatment than men. The lack of individualization in the management of t...
How does genital candidiasis affect women and men?
Genital candidiasis is a common type of infection caused by the yeast, Candida. Although it is a common disease in the population, there are differ...
There is also a risk of contracting a Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) without having intercourse
For example, genital herpes, papillomavirus and syphilis can all be transmitted without oral, vaginal or anal sex. Therefore, these types of diseas...
A unique case of a functional cure of the HIV virus
This latest case of functional cure sheds new light on the mechanisms through which certain people are able to control the virus after receiving an...
Monkeypox virus is frequently detected in saliva, semen and other clinical samples from infected patients
A new study, conducted on more than 140 samples from 12 infected patients, contributes to a better understanding of the dynamics of disease transmi...
How is monkeypox spread?
Monkeypox is a smallpox-like disease that was first detected 50 years ago in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. New cases of community transm...