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Vitamin C can be used in all phases of viral infection. Due to its immune-modulating effect, it reduces the severity of the infection and shortens the hospital stay in hospitalized...

The innate immune system serves to quickly and effectively defend against pathogens. A finely tuned regulation of its function is crucial for the integrity of the organism. Various endogenous factors...

The epithelium of the respiratory tract provides direct contact between the circulating blood and the inhaled air. The epithelium of the respiratory tract is part of the innate immune system...

A curative treatment of malignant diseases with chemotherapeutic agents stands in the way of their serious side effects in the case of systemic therapy and their rapid elimination from the...

The incubation period of a SARS-CoV-2 infection is up to 14 days. In this phase, infected people are contagious even if they do not show any symptoms. This greatly encourages...

True-to-layout digital copy of the edition: Location: Department of History of Medicine (192) Signature: EvB/SD 7.46 Comments: From: Man and the Earth, Vol. 2, 1906

There are currently no effective drugs or vaccines available to combat the coronavirus (CoV). Therefore, in addition to avoiding infection through hygiene measures, contact reduction and targeted testing for COVID-19...

The flu season, which begins in autumn, poses a particular challenge this year: to reliably detect SARS-CoV-2 viruses, To reliably distinguish SARS-CoV-2 viruses from other common respiratory pathogens and Uncover...

Gibt es eine Pflicht, sich gesund zu erhalten, bei I. Kant? – Die Frage scheint für einen Mediziner zunächst eher von akademischer Bedeutung, denn es scheint doch selbstverständlich, daß ein...

Die umweltmedizinische Bedeutung von Selen beruht im Wesentlichen auf folgendenAspekten: Selen ist für den Menschen ein essentielles Spurenelement und mit seiner bedeutenden Funktion als Co-Faktor der Glutathionperoxidase ein wesentlicher Bestandteil...