The Usutu virus can affect animals and humans and, in severe cases, causes brain inflammation. It belongs to the group of flaviviruses and is transmitted to humans by mosquitoes.

Decongestants are drugs that have a decongestant effect and are used to support the treatment of allergic diseases. They are not a single group of active ingredients. The individual substances act according to different mechanisms

Numerous diets suggest that a greatly reduced energy intake is beneficial in order to lose a lot of weight as quickly as possible.

The skullcap, in Latin calvaria, is the bony roof of the skull and consists of flat, flattened bones (ossa plana). It is also part of the neurocranium, the skull, and at the same time the bone that encompasses the brain.

The palatine bone is part of the facial skull and, together with the upper jaw, contributes to the separation of the nose and mouth. It is formed in the course of embryonic development through the growing together of the palatal bone processes from the upper jaw

Gene transfer refers to the artificial or natural transfer of foreign genetic material to a fertilized egg cell. More precisely, individual genes are transferred from a donor organism to a recipient organism. The horizontal

Many people have already experienced situations in life in which they felt uncomfortable and dizzy as a reaction to unusual movement. This so-called motion vertigo or motion sickness is also known as kinetosis.

Fetal alcohol syndrome is associated with multiple impairments in the child's cognitive and somatic development and manifests itself as a result of alcohol consumption during pregnancy. With a frequency of about 1: 500 this is fetal

Orthodontics is a specialty of dentistry that is dedicated to the research and treatment of misaligned teeth. Orthodontic treatment can help to fix the teeth of patients in need of treatment and, if possible, to do so

Aseptic necrosis of the bone (mainly the metatarsal bones or segments II to IV) is described under Köhler's disease II. Above all, Köhler's disease II, in contrast to Köhler's disease I, occurs mainly in young women

Liver cell carcinoma is a tumor disease of the liver. The tumor arises directly from the liver cells.

Plasmodium falciparum is a unicellular parasite which, as an infectious pathogen, can cause the life-threatening tropical disease 'Malaria tropica' in humans.