This is a chronic disease that occurs in two different forms: Crohns disease (or regional enteritis) and ulcerative colitis. The first symptoms usually occur before 30 years of age (between 12 and 24 years), but can affect people of any age. First-degree relatives of people with inflammatory bowel disease have a 10-fold increased risk of…
Gonorrhea is one of the most frequent Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). The cause is the bacterium Neisseria Gonorrhoeae, which can grow and multiply easily in moist and warm areas of the reproductive system, including the cervix (the opening of the womb), the uterus (womb) and the fallopian tubes (also called oviducts) in women, and in…
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) can have serious consequences such as infertility. Pelvic inflammatory disease occurs in women when certain bacteria, such as chlamydia or gonorrhea, pass from the cervix (the entrance to the uterus) or from the vagina to the other reproductive organs. Women can protect themselves against pelvic inflammatory disease by taking measures to…
El virus del papiloma humano (VPH) es un virus de transmisión sexual. Actualmente se han documentados más de 40 diferentes genotipos que pueden transmitirse fácilmente por contacto sexual directo, de la piel y de las membranas mucosas de personas infectadas a la piel y a las membranas mucosas de sus parejas.
The acronym VPH means Human Papilloma Virus. There are more than 100 types of this virus. Some types manifest with warts, often warts on the soles of the feet and on the hands. About 40 types of the virus can infect the genital area: the vulva, vagina, cervix, rectum, anus, penis or scrotum. Human papillomavirus…
Sonora is a state where 48% of the state has a dry and semi-dry climate. The average annual temperature is around 22 ° C, the average annual maximum temperature is 38 ° C. These climatic conditions give preference to certain microorganisms proliferating more than others and therefore we have diseases that in the rest of…
