Sentences with phrase «as human influenzas»

As human influenzas emerge, these terms may be in the news and it is of interest to know what they refer to.

Much the same as human influenza, this virus can be spread through direct contact with a contaminated surface.

Not exact matches

Monolaurin is the anti-viral, antibacterial, and antiprotozoal monoglyceride used by the human or animal to destroy lipid coated viruses such as HIV, herpes, cytomegalovirus, influenza, various pathogenic bacteria including listeria monocytogenes and heliobacter pylori, and protozoa such as giardia lamblia.

In Canada, vaccines prevent illnesses such as diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio, Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib), rotavirus, hepatitis B, measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox, pneumococcal and meningococcal diseases, and human papillomavirus virus (HPV).

As carriers — and fertile mixing grounds — for influenza A strains that could cause illness or even pandemic in humans, hogs are important subjects for flu researchers.

Pigs can catch human strains as well, and influenza is one of the most costly porcine pathogens for the $ 19 - billion, 113 - million - hog U.S. industry.

The swelling circles represent the amount of human - origin influenza in swine population, «with the viral populations increasing first in Oklahoma and then in Minnesota and Iowa,» as pigs move from the south - central to the Midwest.

There have been a number of significant pandemics in human history, generally zoonoses that came about with domestication of animals - such as influenza and tuberculosis.

Nelson and her colleagues found that flu in pigs «follows long - distance swine movements from the southern U.S. to the Midwest,» with most of the human - origin H1N1 arriving at Midwest hog farms coming from the Southeast, and most of the swine - origin H1N2 coming from the south - central U.S. And that means the Midwest, as the final destination for many of these pigs, is «likely to provide a reservoir for multiple genetically distinct variants to co-circulate and exchange segments via re-assortment because of the continual importation of swine influenza viruses from other regions,» the researchers noted.

If further studies in humans prove successful, this research could have broad implications for the prevention of influenza and, by extension, as an approach for other infectious diseases as well.

The new flu, known as H7N9 avian influenza, latches onto sugars that coat bird cells — and it can cling to sugars on human cells too, Yuelong Shu of the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention and colleagues...

Researchers quickly discovered that the virus was a type of avian influenza, known as H7N9, never before seen in humans.

The newly discovered viruses appeared in every family or genus of RNA virus associated with vertebrate infection, including those containing human pathogens such as influenza virus.

Just as flu season swings into full gear, researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder and University of Texas at Austin have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism by which the human immune system tries to battle the influenza A virus.

The vaccines targeted an influenza A H1N1 seasonal flu strain as well as A (H7N9), a virus considered to have the potential to trigger a human pandemic.

[Haemophilus influenzae is a bacterium, the first organism to have its entire genome sequenced, which Venter completed in 1995; Drosophila is the common fruit fly, whose genome Venter sequenced as a warm - up to sequencing the human genome.]

Human influenza researchers, who mainly work with ferrets and mice as models, have turned up provocative findings about the new virus in a remarkably short time.

The never - before - described virus did not involve the novel H1N1 but instead picked up the surface genes from the seasonal human H1N1 virus that has long infected humans and combined them with what's known as the triple - reassortant swine influenza.

In natural settings, pigs can act as a virtual mixing bowl to combine avian - and mammalian - specific influenza strains, potentially allowing avian strains to better adapt to humans.

As a controversial study of the H5N1 avian influenza virus published online today in Science shows, researchers are keenly interested in how mutations in the virus» genes might enable it to become transmissible in humans.

The new flu, known as H7N9 avian influenza, latches onto sugars that coat bird cells — and it can cling to sugars on human cells too, Yuelong Shu of the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention and colleagues report July 3 in Nature.

One of the more intriguing findings came out of a choice in Elledge's lab to hunt for human proteins that interfere with influenza virus replication, as opposed to those that assist it.

If bird flu and human influenza swapped genes, the results might not be as disastrous as some have expected

Proteins targeted for structure determination by SSGCID are selected for their biomedical relevance in human pathogens such as Ebola and Zika, as well as those responsible for tuberculosis, leprosy, malaria, and influenza.

Specifically, we will test samples from aged and, as a control, younger human subject before and after vaccination with the trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV) in an exploratory / confirmatory study design to assess age - related responsiveness to the vaccine.

The study relates to a particular type of vaccine (killed) against a particular virus, influenza, though the findings might hold true for other killed vaccines and for those vaccines consisting only of proteins produced by GM in bacteria, yeast or insect cells, against diseases such as hepatitis B (HBV) and human papilloma virus (HPV, the causative agent of cervical cancer).

The idea behind a â $ œHuman Vaccine Projectâ $ is to combine efforts at developing vaccines for major (but very different) diseases such as influenza, dengue, HIV, hepatitis C, tuberculosis and malaria, with the rationale that what scientists working on those diseases have in common is the Ray Ban outlet challenge of working with the human immune system.

As an example, Harrison is trying to use EM to investigate interactions of human antibodies with the influenza hemagglutinin glycoprotein.

EGCG present in matcha attaches itself to the lipid membrane and inhibits the growth of human pathogens such as influenza A virus, hepatitis B and C virus, and Candida albicans yeast.

The human body converts lauric acid into monolaurin which is claimed to help in dealing with viruses and bacteria causing diseases such as herpes, influenza, cytomegalovirus, and even HIV.

Monolaurin is the antiviral, antibacterial, and antiprotozoal monoglyceride used by the human or animal to destroy lipid - coated viruses such as HIV, herpes, cytomegalovirus, influenza, various pathogenic bacteria, including listeria monocytogenes and helicobacter pylori, and protozoa such as giardia lamblia.

Quammen's vital, in - depth inquiry into the fascinating if alarming facts about animal infections that sicken humans, such as Ebola, influenza, SARS, and AIDS, is aimed at helping prevent future pandemics.

Sinovac Biotech Ltd. is biopharmaceutical company that focuses on research, development, manufacturing and commercialization of vaccines that protect against human infectious diseases including hepatitis A and B, seasonal influenza, H5N1 pandemic influenza and mumps, as well as animal rabies vaccine.

Canine influenza virus, also known as CIV or dog flu, is a highly contagious respiratory disease similar to the human flu virus.

Others with a more severe form of the virus require the same treatment as humans with influenza: fluids and rest, and more severe cases requiring intravenous fluids and antibiotics.

He has also generated attenuated viruses as vaccine candidates, for the treatment of influenza and arenavirus infections in humans and other mammalians.

Equine influenza viruses do not infect humans, dogs or other animals, although an equine influenza virus mutated to infect dogs approximately 15 years ago and is now circulating as a low - pathogenicity canine influenza virus in the dog population, mostly infecting dogs in shelter environments.

The disease can also contaminate bowls, leashes, collars, and the hands and clothing of people who handle ill dogs, so just as with human influenza, frequent hand washing and disinfection may help in preventing the spread of CIV.

Canine influenza spreads the same way that human flu spreads - through direct contact (kissing, licking, nuzzling); through the air (coughing or sneezing from 20 + feet away); and via contaminated surfaces (surfaces such as concrete where the virus can live for up to 48 hours).

«As for other species becoming infected, there have been no reports or evidence that H3N2 influenza can infect humans.

(21) Dr Ronald Schultz is quoted in Vet Med Today: «Immune - mediated disease has developed in human beings following vaccination, as was seen with cases of Guillain - Barre syndrome following swine flu vaccinations, and rheumatoid arthritis following influenza vaccination».

This virus is to be respected, as should be the human influenza virus.

Nevertheless influenza viruses are constantly changing (just as H3N8 did when it «jumped ship» from horses to dogs), so it technically is possible for the virus to modify itself and infect humans.

Ferrets are also susceptible to human influenza virus which can share the same symptoms as distemper.

Internal parasites, such as Coccidia and Giardia, can cause diarrhea, as can viruses such as rotavirus (seen in young ferrets in North America), epizootic catarrhal enteritis (ECE, which is becoming more common in ferrets, typically in either very young or old ferrets) and, sometimes, human influenza or canine distemper (fatal in ferrets).

Which I found kind of hard to understand, since as far as I knew, canine influenza was just one of many bacteria and viruses that cause the dog version of the human cold, what we mostly call «kennel cough.»

«As with the human influenza, there is a risk for secondary bacterial infections which can be serious.

The following information includes a basic primer on what they are and how to keep your pets safe as well as some basics on influenza that apply to both canine and human flu infections.

In a recent development, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was forced to admit that a patented liquid silver solution called Axen30TM when used as a surface disinfectant had the ability to kill multiple strains of MRSA plus additional deadly pathogens such as Avian Influenza A (Bird Flu), Human Corona virus (SARS), Feline Calicivirus (Norovirus), Rotavirus, Campylobacter jjejuni and Acinetobacter baumannii.

Like humans, dogs get sick from colds and flus, and as a responsible dog owner, it's important to take care of your pup by being knowledgeable about canine influenza and providing your own version of warm washcloths and homemade soups to help her get better.