Hygiena, 2021 (vol. 66), issue 2

The next pandemic

Jaroslav Kříž

Hygiena 2021, 66(2):39-40 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1782  

Pilot study of incidence of nonmelanoma skin cancers (C44) in two localities in the Krušné hory foothills and exposure of carcinogenic factors from mining.

Eva Rychlíková, David Šubrt, Ivan Beneš, Pavel Knedlík, Slavomír Adamec, Naděžda Hanousková, Helena Němcová, Vladimír Bencko, Milan Tuček

Hygiena 2021, 66(2):41-47 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1745  

Objectives: The goal of this project was to find out if arsenic and heavy metals from coal mining and coal burning could participate in the incidence of nonmelanoma skin cancers (C44) in the population of the Krušné hory foothills, which has a history of polymetallic ore mining. Methodology: The 2017-2019 project of the Czech Science Foundation used questionnaire surveys to monitor the relationships between environmental factors, lifestyle, hobbies, nutrition and incidence of nonmelanoma skin cancers. Participation of patients was voluntary and anonymous. Excel software and R+ regression model were used. Monitoring of PM₁₀ air pollution...

Epidemics, pandemics: lessons learned from the history of infections

Vladimír Bencko, Petr Šíma, Milena Bušová

Hygiena 2021, 66(2):48-54 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1779  

Global reports of infectious diseases show that measles, tuberculosis, HIV, syphilis, cholera, a persistently high incidence of malaria and other transmissible diseases continue to occur periodically, often accompanied by an increase in the number of affected people. Moreover, new infectious diseases are emerging whose aetiology has not been reliably identified or have been considered non-pathogenic to humans. The current pandemic of Covid-19 caused by the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has highlighted the necessity of redirecting biomedical research to early diagnosis and rational therapy of respiratory viruses in particular, as well as prevention of...

Human microbiome and drinking water microbiome - parallels and relationships

Šárka Bobková, Dana Baudišová, František Kožíšek, Hana Jeligová

Hygiena 2021, 66(2):55-59 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1780  

The development of modern biological and molecular biological methods made it possible to look at natural or technical ecosystems in a broader context. Therefore, it is possible to study not only a single microorganism but also the entire group of microorganisms (bacteria, viruses, fungi, yeasts) present in a certain ecosystem (e.g. in water, soil, or human gut), the so called microbiome, and also how different microbiomes influence each other and whether they are similar in their composition. The aim of this paper is to summarize the knowledge about the drinking water microbiome and intestinal microbiome and to find possible parallels and relationships...

How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected smokers?

Eva Králíková, Alexandra Pánková

Hygiena 2021, 66(2):60-62 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1781  

Confrontation with the coronavirus pandemic provide better motivation and opportunities to quit smoking. Some aspects such as loneliness, boredom, lack of finances and related stress may lead to increased rates of smoking. The health care system should use the situation for a population campaign and actively promote effective forms of treatment of tobacco dependence.

Legal actualities during 21.2.2021 – 30.4.2021

Eva Nekvindová

Hygiena 2021, 66(2):63  

Conference Iodine 21 – problems concerning iodine deficiency in the 21st year of the 21st century

Eliška Selinger, Marie Nejedlá

Hygiena 2021, 66(2):64 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1784  

Endocrine disruptors and thyroid gland

Jana Vítků

Hygiena 2021, 66(2):64 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.b0042  

Development of iodine content in milk on the Czech market

Jan Šmoldas, Irena Řehůřková, Jiří Ruprich

Hygiena 2021, 66(2):64-65 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.b0043  

The importance of fish as a source of dietary exposure to iodine and other agents

Irena Řehůřková, Jan Šmoldas, Pavla Surmanová, Jana Procházková, Jiří Ruprich

Hygiena 2021, 66(2):65 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.b0044  

Monitoring of thyroglobulin levels

Radovan Bílek

Hygiena 2021, 66(2):65 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.b0045  

Supplements containing iodine freely available on the Czech market

Marina Heniková, Růžena Manišová

Hygiena 2021, 66(2):65 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.b0046  

Iodine supply in children on a plant-based diet – casuistics

Martin Světnička, Eva El-Lababidi, Eliška Selinger

Hygiena 2021, 66(2):65-66 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.b0047  

Iodine supply in pregnant women and newborns: results of monitoring based on newborn screening of TSH in 2020

Martin Světnička, Hana Vinohradská, Monika Hedelová, Eva El-Lababidi

Hygiena 2021, 66(2):66 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.b0048  

Erratum: Testing newly developed technologies for sanitisation of surfaces and air inside buildings

Bohumil Kotlík, Věra Melicherčíková, Jan Urban, Jiří Matějka

Hygiena 2021, 66(2):59 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1783  

Tripartite: ‛One Health’ approach to combat pandemics

Redakce

Hygiena 2021, 66(2):62  

WHO Regional Director: A fragile progress

Jaroslav Kříž

Hygiena 2021, 66(2):66  

Jubilee: a celebration of MUDr. Marie Nejedlá

Alena Váňová

Hygiena 2021, 66(2):67  

Doc. MUDr. Jaroslav Kříž – 85 years

Vladimír Valenta

Hygiena 2021, 66(2):67  

MUDr. Bohumil Turek, CSc.: a remembrance

Petr Šíma, Dana Winklerová, Irena Michalová

Hygiena 2021, 66(2):68