Often, the agents of both Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma genus may cause local irritation of organs in the urogenital system. Mycoplasma is detected in the urogenital system in 20-40% of sexually active healthy men and women, without manifesting symptoms, but can cause various complaints. They develop in the cells of the mucosa covering different parts of […]
Do we know enough about it? If there is a suitable moment to talk about cholesterol, it is inevitably the days before Easter! As we all know, after the end of the fasting period, tradition requires that the table had eggs, sweet bread and of course something meaty … a kind of cholesterol bomb! That’s […]
In recent weeks, we have often hear the word “measles” in a word combination with the much more frightening word “epidemic“. In this relation, at City Lab, we have decided to bring some clarity about the nature and characteristics of this disease in our country and around the world. What is the measles virus? Measles, […]
Vitamin D We all know that with the onset of spring, the so-called spring fatigue, which in many cases is due to weakened immune system resulting in a reduced intake of vitamins, begins to manifest. In this section, we will endeavor to introduce you, our readers and patients, to the main aspects and influences of […]
In the high winter season… It’s winter. Like every year with the onset of winter there comes the flu. Influenza, also known as flue, is an acute infectious disease of the respiratory tract caused by influenza virus. The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) reported at the end of December that the influenza […]
Acne disease is characterized by the appearance of blisters on the face, neck, back and/or on the shoulders. Most often, it develops during puberty and does not hide any health hazards. It’s more common among boys than in girls. The main cause of acne formation is the increased sensitivity of the body to the normal […]
Hair falling is a widespread issue, but with different people this process runs differently and to varying degrees. It is also related to various reasons that could be identified in several major groups depending on the cause: 1. Stress Stress and anxiety are able to negatively affect hair condition, but this almost always happens not […]
Malaria is a parasitic disease caused by intracellular parasites united in the Plasmodium genus. In humans it is caused mainly by four types of plasmodia. The source of the disease is a sick man and the parasite carrier. Human-to-human transmission is mainly done by mosquito biting of the Anopheles genus. Humans are infected while staying […]
Because of the increased interest by many pregnant women, we will explain what this condition is. The neonatal haemolytic disease is due to an immune conflict between the mother and the fetus due to Rhesus antigenic incompatibility (Rh). The primary antigen in the Rh system is the D antigen. At a RhD (-) mother and […]
How big is actually the AIDS issue? Nowadays, AIDS is pandemic. According to data published by UNAIDS (The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS), there were approximately 35.3 million HIV carriers in the world in 2012. In connection with the forthcoming marking of the World AIDS Day and the start of the one-month campaign “Not […]
Hemoglobin is an intracellular protein whose main function is the transfer of oxygen from the lungs to the tissues and of the carbon dioxide from the tissues to the lungs. The hemoglobin molecule is composed of four polypeptide chains, two in two identical. In the blood of a healthy adult there circulate three types of […]
Influenza is an acute infectious disease – the most common infection in the world. The first symptoms of flu are fever (38-39 degrees), muscle pain, chills and headache. After a day or two, cough and runny nose are added to the patient’s discomfort. How does influenza infection happen? The virus is transmitted very easily from […]
Chlamydia is spread through vaginal secretion and sperm. In approximately 70% of the infected, sufferers have no symptoms. In rare cases, from 1 to 3 weeks of the infection, there starts leakage of greenish-purulent secretion from woman’s vagina or from man’s ureter. The secretion is similar to that in gonorrhea, accompanied by sense of burning […]
They help getting the right diagnosis in cases of suspected viral hepatitis. They seek for specific protective proteins in the patient’s blood (antibodies) directed against a specific virus; usually in case of suspicion of viral hepatitis in an otherwise healthy person, antibodies against hepatitis A, B and C viruses are tested. Especially in cases of […]
