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The Germano de Sousa Group (GGS) and its Clinical Management team announce that, in accordance with the law, it complies with and implements all directives issued by the Directorate-General for Health (DGS) regarding the prevention and control of infection by the novel coronavirus-2019 (SARS-CoV-2). This is the official procedure that must be followed by everyone following the entry into force of the DGS regulation.

Malaria is a parasitic disease caused by the intracellular protozoan Plasmodium and is transmitted to humans through the bite of the Anopheles mosquito. There are four species of Plasmodium: vivax, falciparum, ovale, and malariae. The vivax species is the most common, and falciparum is the most severe, being fatal in certain clinical cases.

Over the past 30 to 40 years, conventional karyotyping has been the gold standard test for detecting chromosomal abnormalities.
A method has recently emerged that allows us to go much further in the study of chromosomes; it is called Comparative Genomic Hybridization, or array-CGH.

As the name suggests, intestinal parasitic infections are infections of the gastrointestinal tract caused by a group of organisms known as “parasites.”  

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What is Legionella?

It is a bacterium of the genus Legionella, capable of causing a form of pneumonia known as Legionnaires’ disease. These bacteria exist in natural freshwater and warm-water ecosystems. They are often found in man-made ecological niches: building water systems, air conditioning equipment (air conditioning systems), hot water facilities, fountains, and other sources capable of forming aerosols (they grow and multiply at an optimal temperature between 35˚C and 45˚C).

The Monkeypox virus belongs to the genus Orthopoxvirus in the family Poxviridae. It is a double-stranded DNA virus.

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