Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (205 contents)
Mushrooms (33 contents)
Probiotics in the diet. Natural protection against intimate infections
Natural probiotics present in the diet can effectively support women's intimate health by helping to prevent recurrent vaginal infections. Regular consumption of pickles, fermented dairy products or...
How do you treat fungal infections?
Fungal infections are common and can affect various areas of the body, including the skin, nails, mouth and genitals. Treatment of such infections usually requires the use of appropriate antifungal...
Trichology: what is worth knowing about it?
Trichology is the field that deals with the treatment of the hair and scalp. It is divided into medical and cosmetic trichology. The most commonly treated hair diseases are excessive hair, different...
Laser hair removal at home - pros and cons
Smooth skin, without unwanted hair? Yes, many of us dream of it. Hair removal with a hand razor or wax is not always 100% satisfactory.
What are the most effective remedies for nail fungus?
Nailfungus is an unpleasant condition that is relatively easy to contract. The process of treating onychomycosis is lengthy, and can take up to several months - hence regularity in the use of...
Risk factors and symptoms of oral mycosis
Oral mycosis can lead to a variety of symptoms, some of which can even be very distressing for patients. Usually it is not a serious health hazard, but in some individuals the infection may spread....
White residue on the tongue: where does it come from and is it a cause for concern?
White residue on the tongue is not an uncommon phenomenon - it appears periodically in a great many people. Most often the problem is caused by some hygienic negligence, but sometimes the presence of...
Skin mycoses
Skin and mucous membrane mycoses are diseases caused by pathogenic fungi. As the human body is equipped with many protective barriers against infection, they do not occur very often. It is only when...
Home remedies for nail fungus
Nail fungus is a common, contagious infection that usually spreads from one nail to the next. Remedies that everyone has at home can be a safe alternative to traditional medicines. In most cases,...
Can diet reduce the risk of yeast infections?
Yeasts of the genus Candida can lead to a variety of conditions in humans - they are sometimes the cause of yeast infections of the female reproductive tract, as well as fungal infections of the...
Oral fungal infection
Fungal stomatitis is a condition that can occur at any age, but most commonly affects women over 50 and older people who have problems fitting dentures. People who are immunocompromised, undergoing...
Nail fungus - how to treat it?
Onychomycosis, or nail fungus, affects up to ten per cent of the population. The disease is relatively easy to contract, which is why more and more people are contracting the condition.
Mycosis self-diagnosis test
Mycoses are one of the most common reasons for patients to visit dermatology specialists. This is due, for example, to the large number of these microorganisms that are able to cause illness in...
Proper foot care - how do I go about it?
When caring for our body, we very often forget about our feet, not devoting as much time to them as we should. As a result, this part of the body does not look spectacular - calloused skin appears,...
A falling nail - step by step help
Accidents happen - a moment's inattention and disaster strikes. A chipped nail or other mechanical injuries very often lead to the chipping of the nail plate. What to do and how to care for a...
Psoriasis and Candida yeast infection: what do they have in common?
Psoriasis and Candida yeast infection - theoretically these problems have nothing in common, in practice, however, it turns out that there is quite a lot in common. One such connection is that these...
Vaginal candidiasis - symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Fungal infections (candidiasis) are a fairly common ailment, affecting up to 75% of women. Inadequate hygiene, poor diet or antibiotic therapy are factors that increase the risk of infection and...
Can electronic cigarettes lead to oral disease?
Are e-cigarettes safe? There would certainly be those who would definitely answer yes, however, doctors are increasingly of a different opinion. One of the most recent reports on the health effects...
Nail fungus in children - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Nail fungus (onychomycosis) is rare in children, but the incidence of the disease has been increasing in recent years. The basis of effective treatment is a thorough assessment of the changes...
Nail fungus in children - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Nail fungus (onychomycosis) is rare in children, but the incidence of the disease has been increasing in recent years. The basis of effective treatment is a thorough assessment of the changes...
Fungal infections in cancer patients
In the last twenty years, oncology specialists have noticed a significant increase in the number of patients who contract fungal infections. Fungal infections are expected to become more frequent,...
Review of venereal diseases. Fungal, parasitic and viral venereal diseases - part 2
Sexually transmitted diseases are a very embarrassing topic for many people. Many people know nothing about STDs and do not realise that some of them can be contracted through kissing, sharing...
