Global Health Dictionary

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Omics
Omics are a group of disciplines and approaches that study, globally and on a large scale, large sets of components or characteristics of a biological system , such as a cell, tissue, organism or community of microorganisms. Unlike studies focused on one or a few specific elements, omics sciences make...
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  • Elementos de ómicas con ordenador central analizando datos moleculares

Omics

Omics are a group of disciplines and approaches that study, globally and on a large scale, large sets of components [...]

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Aedes albopictus

What is Aedes albopictus or Asian tiger mosquito? Aedes albopictus, commonly known as the (Asian) tiger mosquito, is a [...]

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Bioaerosols

What are bioaerosols? Bioaerosols are airborne particles of biological origin. They include bacteria, fungi, viruses, pollen, and small biological [...]

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  • A graph showing the minimum mortality temperature, with a green thermometer icon

Minimum Mortality Temperature (MMT)

What is the Minimum Mortality Temperature (MMT)? The Minimum Mortality Temperature, or MMT, is the ambient temperature at which the [...]

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  • metabolic syndrome icons: glucose levels, blood pressure, exercice and diet

Metabolic syndrome

What is metabolic syndrome? Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of metabolic abnormalities that increase the risk of developing cardiovascular [...]

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  • Caja de comprimidos vía oral de Ivermectina

Ivermectin

What is ivermectin? Ivermectin is a broad-spectrum antiparasitic medicine, meaning it is a drug capable of controlling a wide [...]

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