Not exact matches
The second
infection that's also been on the rise is Syphilis, particularly amongst populations that are at higher risk to contract Human
Immunodeficiency Virus or HIV, such
as young men who have sex with men or injection drug using adolescence.
Hepatitis is a highly prevalent
infection, the World Hepatitis Alliance estimates that
as many
as one person in 12 worldwide may be infected with the blood - borne strains Hepatitis B or C, which are passed on in similar ways to the Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
Taking a cue from AIDS researchers, who use simian
immunodeficiency virus in monkeys
as a model for HIV
infection, Fred Wang of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston set out to find a primate version of EBV.
This condition may be present at birth, or it may be caused by certain
infections (such
as human
immunodeficiency virus or HIV), or by certain cancer therapies, such
as cancer - cell killing (cytotoxic) drugs, radiation, and bone marrow transplantation.
Zinc deficiency has been observed in acquired conditions, including malabsorption syndrome (McClain 1985), malnutrition (Keen 1990), cancer (Mocchegiani et al. 1994), alcoholism (Zarski et al. 1987), end - stage liver disease (Pescovitz et al. 1996), uremia (Mahajan et al. 1982) and chronic and acute infectious diseases such
as human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 3 type 1 (HIV - 1)
infection (Ripa and Ripa 1995).
Most importantly it has been noted that the surgical instruments used during the FGM procedure are not sterilized, a fact that can cause serious and sometimes even fatal
infections and diseases such
as septicemia and HIV (human
immunodeficiency virus)(Alston, et al, 2007 p. 547).
Other uses include treating feline
immunodeficiency virus infections and
as a preventative measure against the formation of struvite uroliths.
Your veterinarian will also do blood tests to check your new kitten for viral
infections, such
as feline
immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and feline leukemia
virus (FeLV).
Remember that a cat that tests positive for the feline
immunodeficiency virus may have a weakened immune system and may be susceptible to other
infections as a result.
Historically, Cryptococcus gattii is the most common systemic fungal
infection in cats, and is more common in cats infected with Feline Leukemia
Virus (FeLV) or Feline
Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV, also known
as «feline AIDS»).
Also common are lung diseases associated with
infection by feline
immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and those caused by such parasites
as heartworms and lungworms, although the prevalence of those parasitic
infections depends to a great extent on geographical, climatic and seasonal factors.
While there can be specific causes of this chronic and frustrating inflammation such
as viral
infection with feline herpes
virus (rhinotracheitis), calicivirus (FCV), feline leukemia
virus and / or feline
immunodeficiency virus, most of the time no specific causative agents can be found, placing the cause
as ideopathic / immune mediated, which means that the cat's immune -LSB-...]
Your cat's veterinarian may suggest testing for occult
infections such
as feline
immunodeficiency virus, feline leukemia
virus and feline heartworms.
Uveitis is usually seen with other conditions such
as a problem with the lymph nodes, disease caused by a parasite such
as a protozoa,
viruses such
as feline herpesvirus, fungal
infections, feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), feline
immunodeficiency virus (FIV), feline leukemia
virus (FeLV), toxoplasmosis (from a protozoa which is a one celled organism).
I found that heartworm
infection in cats often occurred at a similar rate with the retroviral diseases feline leukemia (FeLV) and feline
immunodeficiency virus (FIV),
as well
as with respiratory disease and the presence of bites or abscesses.
Chronic diseases such
as diabetes, Cushing's Disease, cancer, and immune suppressive
viruses in cats such
as feline leukemia (FeLV) and feline
immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) may lead to urinary
infections as well.
Specific tests to rule out viral
infections, such
as feline leukemia and feline
immunodeficiency virus
Secondary AIHA may be triggered by cancer,
infections such
as Feline Leukemia, Feline
Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV), blood parasites such
as Mycoplasma haemofelis, drug reactions, chemicals, toxins, or bee stings.
Feral cats,
as with all cats, are susceptible to diseases and
infections including rabies, bartonellosis, toxoplasmosis, plague, parasites, feline
immunodeficiency virus (FIV), feline leukemia
virus (FeLV), rickettsial diseases, and feline respiratory disease complex (FRDC, a group of respiratory illnesses including feline herpesvirus type 1, feline calicivirus, Chlamydia felis, and Mycoplasma felis).
Within the past 10 years have you tested positive for the Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or been diagnosed
as having Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), AIDS Related Complex (ARC), caused by the HIV
infection?
diagnosed
as having Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), AIDS Related Complex (ARC), or Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Infection (symptomatic or asymptomatic) or been treated for AIDS, ARC, or HIV by a physician or heath care provider?
Have you ever been diagnosed or treated by a member of the medical profession
as having a terminal illness, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), AIDS Related Complex (ARC), or Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
infection?
Studies have also shown that clinicians —
as well
as pharmacists — and users are concerned about the impact of increased access to EC on sexual risk - taking behaviors and sexually transmitted
infections (STIs).8 - 10 Recent research in the field of STI and human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention has shown that sexual risk - taking behaviors and unprotected intercourse in men have increased after the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy.11, 12 No study has yet tested whether increased access to EC might increase STI risk by affecting sexual behavior, including frequency of intercourse and number of partners.
Childhood maltreatment is associated with significantly higher rates of mortality,1 - 3 obesity,1,4 - 7 and human
immunodeficiency virus infection.1, 8 Children who experience maltreatment also have significantly more mental health problems1,9 - 14 and are
as much
as 5 times more likely to attempt suicide.1, 15 Maltreated children are also more likely to engage in criminal behavior than other children1, 16,17 and are more than 50 % more likely to have a juvenile record than other children.17 Child maltreatment also has substantial social costs.