Kanaan Al-tameemi

• Professor
• Vice president at Al-Arab University for Science & Technology

Cholera is an acute disease caused by small intestine infection with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. V. cholerae is a highly motile gram-negative comma-shaped bacterium. It can be transmitted to humans upon ingesting contaminated water and/or food with it. There are hundreds of serogroups of V. cholerae, but only two of them can produce cholera toxi...

Aims: Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is an ongoing global pandemic. In Syria, the first case was reported in March 2020. This study was aimed to investigate the incidences of COVID-19 in the Banias and Alkadmos areas in Tartus, Syria, in 2021. Methodology and results: Our data were obtained from the records of Banias and Alkadmos hospitals. Th...

Plant pigments exist in varied forms, some with highly complex chemical structures. Chlorophylls represent the most important natural plant pigments. They are the green pigments that contribute in photosynthesis, and they are found in all the organisms preforming this process. Chlorophylls are complex liposoluble organic compounds, consisting of a...

Lymphatic filariasis is one of the most debilitating neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). It causes many infectious diseases leading to physical disabled, mental, social and financial losses. Since the year 2000, the World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a campaign to eliminate lymphatic filariasis, and significant achievements have been made...

Abstract Listeria monocytogenes is nonspore-forming, gram-positive rods, it is a widespread bacterium; it can survive for a long time in different environments such as food, soil, water, and feces causing adverse health impacts in both animals and humans. Because of its pathogenesis mechanism combined with its ubiquity, It's considereda serious con...

Betalains are water-soluble pigments derived from tyrosine. They are found almost exclusively in the Caryophyllales family. They can be classified into two major groups; red-violet betacyanins and yellow-orange betaxanthins. Besides being used as natural colourants instead of artificial dyes, betalains gained a lot of attention as biologically acti...

COVID-19 is an illness caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which belongs to beta-coronaviruses. SARS-CoV-2 has caused a pandemic since it was reported in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. The data about the severity of this viral infection in children increased gradually with the appearance of the new variants, but...

This study is based on an electronic questionnaire about the use of antibiotics. It investigates the knowledge about antibiotics and their resistance among the Syrian coastal people. 639 individuals responded to the questionnaire. The results show that there is fairly good information about those drugs. Yet, there is much to be done to spread the a...

The study included an epidemiological survey of cancer cases in the Syrian Arab Republic for the period between 2008-2012. The study was conducted according to international standards established by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the International Association of Cancer Records (IACR). The data were collected and classifi...

Vitamin D is a steroid hormone. Our body can synthesize vitamin D upon exposure to sunlight unlike all other vitamins, or obtain it from fortified foods or dietary supplements. Interesting aspects have been clarified lately about this vitamin metabolism in the living cell and its different physiological roles concerning mineral and bone homeostasis...

The article about covid-19 in syria.cases number,maine clinical symptums and the medications that used for treatment.

Rabies is the most dangerous viral zoonotic disease as its effects on a wide range of warm-blooded hosts and its pathogenesis way. The interaction between the virus and the host has a role in the continuance of the disease. The rabies is an infectious disease caused by the lyssa virus and the infection by this virus is fatal in the absence of immun...

Infection with Helicobacter pylori is one of the most common human infections as more than half of the world's population suffers from infection with H. pylori. The role of H. pylori in gastroduodenal diseases became more confirmed. in the advanced stages of Infection, H. pylori can cause stomach and duodenal ulcers and gastric cancers. In this rev...

Anthocyanins are coloured water-soluble pigments representing one of the major subclasses of compounds. They rarely exist in nature as free aglycons, instead, they attach to one or more sugar moieties. Anthocyanins are found within different plant organs; flowers, leaves, fruits, roots, tubers and grains. They appear in different attractive colours...

This review highlights the Zika virus which is considered a global concern due to its rapid pandemic potential and effect on humans, and according to its pandemic status, the World Health Organization declared on February 2016 it as a "Public Health Emergency of International Concern." Therefore, we define the epidemiology of Zika virus in addition...

Coronavirus (CoV) (2019-nCoV) is a large, enveloped, positive-sense, single-stranded RNA virus. The abnormal outbreak of 2019-nCoV in Wuhan warns of the risk of CoV (2019-nCoV) to public health which causes viral pneumonia outbreak. In our review, we will discuss the biology of CoVs and the potential risk of the novel CoV (2019-nCoV) and guide us t...

Botulinum toxin (BoNT) is one of the most toxic and well-known biological compounds in the world which resulting from Clostridium botulinum (which causes botulism). They are anaerobic, gram-positive, microbes that form widespread spores in nature (soil, water, plant, even invertebrate gut). Botulinum has 7 known and distinct serotypes (A, B, C1, D,...

Although Ascaris lumbricoides is a common intestinal parasite of humans with worldwide distribution causing ascariasis, Ascaris is a neglected disease and still is a burden in developing countries. Furthermore, the parasite's permanence and prevalence present difficulties in control strategies. Therefore, more research on the mechanisms of resistan...

Hydatids or cystic echinococcosis results from being infected with Echinococcus granulosus that found in dogs as definitive hosts and humans, sheep, goats, and pigs as intermediate hosts, mainly prevailing in regions with animal husbandry. Echinococcosis is a public health concern, especially in developing regions; this is due to the medical and ec...

Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a tropical disease caused by infection with the parasitic filarial worms: Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and Brugia timori. The symptoms of this chronic disease appear in adults (in men more than in women) and include damage to the lymphatic system, arms, legs, and genitals, which cause significant pain, reducing...

Objective: In view of the serious prevalence of helminth and ease of infection, our research focuses on the detection of the prevalence of helminth eggs in the Sourani Dam Lake (Tartus governorate) water reflecting the health services and environmental circumstances in this region. Methods: The study was carried out on water samples of AL-Sourani D...

This study aims to identify the epidemiological profile of tuberculosis in Tartous governorate, due to the increase in the number of infections in the governorate during the period (2012-2016). The recorded data on TB cases at the Department of Communicable Diseases were adopted for the study using statistical analysis to assess the situation of tu...

Here the general aspects of Toxoplasma gondii infection will reviewed in short, Generally, Toxoplasma gondii is a parasite that causes the toxoplasmosis with complications varying from mental diseases to death. It is estimated that at least a third of the world human population is infected with T. gondii, suggesting that it is the most common paras...

The study was conducted with the aim of detecting intestinal helminth infection in those living in Lattakia Governorate, and to determine their species and prevalence through laboratory screening of stool samples for patients visiting the Microbiology Laboratory at Tishreen University Hospital - Lattakia during the years 2016 - 2017. By investigati...

This study aims to define the features of the epidemiological picture of leishmaniasis in Tartous through Safita district in collaboration with the health center of Leishmania in Safita province during the period 2010-2014.We adopted the recorded data of leishmaniasis cases from the Health center and made statistical analysis to evaluate the relati...