Stress and immunity: how emotional state affects the body's ability to fight disease
The immune system is not only a defense against infections, but also a constant balance of all body systems. It reacts sensitively to...
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FOB test
🔬 FOB + transferrin ⭕️ FOB is an important indicator in case of suspected gastrointestinal bleeding, colorectal cancer, stomach cancer, etc. ⭕️ Transferrin —...
Complete blood count: interpretation, norms, tables and what deviations mean
A complete blood count (CBC) is one of the most common and informative laboratory tests in medicine. It is often called a "comprehensive analysis...
ELISA method
💉ELISA (Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay) is a serological test method used to diagnose infectious and autoimmune diseases. 💉ELISA allows you to see the reaction of the immune system...
Ferritin
🔬Ferritin is the main indicator of iron stores in the body; it plays an important role in maintaining iron in a biologically useful form. 🔬Ferritin -...
Sources of infections
👩🏼🔄🪱To properly understand the relationship between the microbial world and humans, it is necessary to know the different ways microbes live and the degree of their dependence on...
Lyme disease
🪲 Zoonotic infection with a transmissible transmission mechanism, which is a vector between animals and humans, between April and October....
Procalcitonin
📍PCT - a precursor of the hormone calcitonin. A marker of bacteriological infections and sepsis. 📍Procalcitonin - a specific and very sensitive marker that allows for differential...
Hepatitis B markers: decoding antigens and antibodies (HBsAg, HBeAg, anti-HBs)
Diagnosis of hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a complex detective process. Unlike many other infections, where it is enough to take one...