Sentences with phrase «ectoparasites such»

Many flea products protect against other ectoparasites such as mites, lice, and, ticks as well as internal parasites such as heartworms, and roundworms.

Many dogs and cats can harbor ectoparasites such as mites, lice, and fleas and are not bothered by their presence unless parasitic numbers are causing mechanical irritation.

The seasonal effects of allergies to inhalants and ectoparasites such as fleas, followed by the onset of skin and coat disorders including pyoderma, allergic dermatitis, alopecia, and intense itching, have also been linked to changes in behavior.

The best ways to avoid contracting a zoonotic disease include being sure that your animals are vaccinated against diseases such as rabies and leptospirosis and that they receive medicine to prevent or treat intestinal parasites and ectoparasites such as fleas and mites.

Before proceeding with food trials to diagnose food allergy, we need to rule out other possibilities, including flea allergy and other ectoparasites such as sarcoptic mange and lice.

The widespread nature of both intestinal parasites and ectoparasites such as lice also suggests that Roman public baths surprisingly gave no clear health benefit either.»

«Ectoparasites such as ticks and mites cause damage to finches — for example, eating their feathers and sucking their blood,» he says.

Not exact matches

So if you compare the number of ectoparasites, such as body lice and fleas, they were just as common in Roman period York, for example, as it was in Viking and medieval period York in Britain.

Not only did certain intestinal parasites appear to increase in prevalence with the coming of the Romans, but Mitchell also found that, despite their famous culture of regular bathing, «ectoparasites» such as lice and fleas were just as widespread among Romans as in Viking and medieval populations, where bathing was not widely practiced.

Dr. Christman begins with a discussion of ectoparasites (parasites that live on a pet's skin, such as fleas and ticks) and endoparasites (parasites that live inside a pet, such as roundworms, tapeworms, and whipworms).

There are numerous parasites, both endoparasites, and ectoparasites (such as roundworms, hookworms, heartworms, fleas, ticks), that can affect your pet and inadvertently, you and your family.

Flowers: Flowers such as feverfew and chrysanthemum contain pyrethrums, which have a paralytic effect on ectoparasites, while mullein extract helps soothe skin ailments when applied externally, Wenger said.

Ectoparasites - these encompass skin parasites such as fleas, lice, ticks, chiggers and mites.

In a field trial, vaccinated pups from vaccinated bitches tend to have better survival odds Ectoparasites Heavy flea or louse infestation can cause such severe anaemia in neonates as to be fatal.