Sentences with phrase «asymptomatic carriers of»

About 5 percent of U.S. residents are estimated to be asymptomatic carriers of E. histolytica; worldwide this estimate climbs to about 10 percent.

Some greyhounds can be silent, asymptomatic carriers of at least one or more of the tickborne diseases.

Maintenance hosts are often asymptomatic carriers of Leptospira organisms, whereas incidental hosts often exhibit severe clinical signs.

Tests may be run to detect the genetic mutation responsible for hypomyelination, though some dogs can be asymptomatic carriers of the genetic defect.

Commentary: Active Surveillance, Isolation of Asymptomatic Carriers of Clostridium difficile at Hospital Admission

A clinical ophthalmologic exam will only tell the clinical status of that individual dog on the day of the exam — it can not tell if the dog will develop a problem in the future, and it can not tell if a dog is an asymptomatic carrier of an inherited eye disease.

Not exact matches

Dr Heather Mortiboys, Parkinson's UK Senior Research Fellow from the University of Sheffield, explained: «We demonstrated the beneficial effects of UDCA in the tissue of LRRK2 carriers with Parkinson's disease as well as currently asymptomatic LRRK2 carriers.

If confirmed in subsequent studies, isolating asymptomatic carriers could potentially prevent thousands of cases of HA - CDI every year in North America,» the study concludes.

The team will now analyze examples of norovirus infection within the families of the symptomatic carriers, and use this data to identify the virus factors and host factors that are key in converting the norovirus infection from asymptomatic individuals to symptomatic infections.

«Atrophy of the hippocampus, a region of the brain crucial for memory, is a common feature of AD, although it may also be detected in asymptomatic individuals as well as healthy adult carriers of the ApoE ɛ4 allele,» explained Andy Simmons, PhD, of the Department of Neuroimaging of the Institute of Psychiatry of King's College London.

The clinical screening of carrier subjects has led to the detection of two additional cases of acromegaly (see details below), in addition to the two index cases, and to date, 16 R304 * carriers have been shown to be asymptomatic carriers.

A carrier for a recessive condition is asymptomatic and has a pathogenic genetic variant in just one of their two copies of the associated gene.

Im asymptomatic so I rarely have a problem but my last girlfriend was not a carrier and I do nt think we could get all that close because of my situation.

Working in the kitchens of the upper class, she left a trail of disease in her wake, until one enterprising and ruthless «medical engineer» proposed the inconceivable notion of the «asymptomatic carrier» - and from then on Mary Mallon was a hunted woman.

If the presence of one of those parasites is established, but treatment is not effective, the presence of asymptomatic carriers, which are in contact with the rabbit (s) should be considered.

Affected cats are homozygous (have two copies of the defective gene), whereas cats with one copy of the defective gene are asymptomatic carriers.

If the cat is an asymptomatic carrier, you could end up with a nasty case of ringworm even though your pet shows no signs of it.

It is estimated that around 20 % of domestic felines are asymptomatic carriers, meaning that they carry the ringworm fungus without exhibiting any sign of it.

In fact, it's estimated that more than 35 % of normal healthy dogs and 18 % of healthy cats (most of which eat commercial pet food) are already asymptomatic carriers.

A small study in the UK showed 16 % of young asymptomatic GSDs to be homozygous for the mutation, with a further 38 % being carriers.

Even dogs exhibiting no signs of illness can be contagious, asymptomatic carriers to other dogs.

Whether she is an asymptomatic carrier or shows signs of the condition, she should not be bred further, nor should any females born of male carriers.

Many dogs will be asymptomatic carriers, never developing any signs of illness.

It also has several potentially fatal complications and the capability to cause persistent infections in populations of asymptomatic carrier horses.

Carriers are asymptomatic but affected dogs may exhibit any of the following symptoms:

About half of carriers are asymptomatic, while those who experience symptoms usually do so one to three weeks after infection.