What is One Health? One Health is a comprehensive and unifying approach that seeks to balance and optimise the health [...]

What is Poliomyelitis? Poliomyelitis (commonly known as polio or infantile paralysis, as it mainly affects children under 5) is a [...]

Does correlation imply causation? Correlation means that two variables are strongly related to each other (in other words, there [...]

Preparedness is the set of actions, capacities and resources that enable governments, communities and organisations to anticipate and respond rapidly and [...]

What is antibiotic resistance? Antibiotic resistance is the ability of some bacteria to survive and continue multiplying despite the [...]

What is the difference between eliminating and eradicating a disease? Although it may not seem like it, there is a [...]

What is Trypanosoma cruzi? Trypanosoma cruzi is a protozoan parasite, meaning a microorganism that depends on a host to complete [...]

What is air pollution? Air pollution, both in outdoor and indoor environments, refers to the presence of chemical, physical or [...]

What is a pandemic? A pandemic is defined as the spread of an infectious disease that extends across several [...]

What is it? Like grey matter, white matter is part of the central nervous system. It enables fast and [...]

What is public health? Public health is the set of activities undertaken by the government authorities (in partnership with society) [...]

What is the greenhouse effect? The greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon that allows the Earth's temperature to be maintained [...]