Sentences with phrase «affect human infection»

For their studies on a species of human malaria that is also carried by monkeys, as part of a larger project funded by the UK Research Council Living with Environmental Change initiative, Fornace and her colleagues are using a drone to map changes in mosquito and monkey habitats and correlate how those changes affect human infection.

Not exact matches

Affecting sexually active women, in 99.7 % of all cases cervical cancer results from a history of infection by a group of viruses called human papillomavirus - or HPV.

«West Nile may have been here long before they recognized it — it could have been transmitted among the bird populations for some time, perhaps a year or more, before it reached the infection threshold to spill over and begin affecting humans.»

Just how does HIV infection affect the human gut microbiome?

The researchers from the University's Institute of Infection and Global Health ranked the top 100 pathogens affecting humans and the top 100 affecting domestic animals using a system which, they believe, will help governments across the continent plan for risks associated with the spread of infectious diseases, including as a result of climate change, and for biosecurity.

These monkeys have been shown to have a high susceptibility to infection by a variety of pathogens including Ebola virus and Lassa virus that affect humans, making marmosets useful for drug and vaccine testing.

A wide variety of conditions that affect human adults, with the notable exception of cancer and infections, could be aided if we could stimulate regeneration, argues Mark T. Keating, a professor of cell biology at Harvard Medical School.

«HIV status may affect the progression of HPV infection to cervical pre-cancer: HIV - positive women were more likely to have human papillomavirus infection progress to pre-cancerous cervical lesions.»

Stilbenoids are compounds produced by plants to fight infections, and in human biology appear to affect some of the signaling pathways that allow vitamin D to do its job, researchers said.

In the disease - causing yeast that affect humans, this type of surface switching could help the yeast seek out new environments and improve its infection skills.

Background: Chlamydia abortus (formerly Chlamydophila abortus) is an economically important livestock pathogen, causing ovine enzootic abortion (OEA), and can also cause zoonotic infections in humans affecting pregnancy outcome.

Consequently, broad infection control measures that are designed to prevent pathogen transmission and infection, such as oversanitation and the overuse of antibiotics, may inadvertently affect human health by altering normal commensal transmission.

In humans, C. diff most commonly affects older adults in hospitals or long - term care centers — but studies have shown that infection rates are increasing among young, healthy adults who aren't on antibiotics and haven't spent time in medical facilities.

Although the assumption is often made that agriculture was in every respect an improvement upon the human condition, anthropological research shows that if our Paleolithic ancestors were able to survive accidents, infection and childbirth, their longevity was similar to that of the modern human, but without many of the chronic degenerative diseases that affect us now.

Weakened immune system: Research indicates that sleep deprivation adversely affects the white blood cell count in humans as well as the body's ability to fight infections.

Rhinotracheitis is a viral infection that affects cats much like a cold or flu affects humans.

West Nile is a viral infection that can affect humans, horses, and many types of birds.

This name is ironic because rodents are remarkably immune to this bacterial infection that affects both humans and animals.

But Echinococcus multilocularis affects foxes, coyotes and rodents indigenous to Alaska, the Dakotas and surrounding North Central states, although human infections are rare, they can be deadly.

Just like humans, if not taken care of the long term affects can cause gingervitis, infections, bone loss and eventually loss of teeth.

In addition to cats, rabies can affect wildlife, dogs and humans, and infection with the rabies virus is nearly always fatal.

FELINE BORDETELLOSIS This infection caused by the Bordetella bronchiseptica bacteria can affect both dogs, cats, rabbits and, in rare cases, humans.

AAHA, AVMA, AAFP, the Companion Animal Parasite Council (CAPC) and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) strongly recommend parasite control for companion animals for many reasons, including prevention of visceral larva migrans, a condition in which parasites within a human «release larvae that migrate anywhere in the body... Organs commonly affected are the eye, brain, liver and lung, where infections can cause permanent visual, neurologic, or other tissue damage.

Feline AIDS (Feline Immunodeficiency Virus) is very similar to human AIDS in the it affects the cat's immune system making it harder and harder for him / her to ward off infections.

Some worm infections can also affect humans, so it is vital to test your pet regularly for worms even if you do not necessarily suspect an issue.

Fungal infections that can be transmitted from humans, as well as other pets, may affect your pet.

Most human infections have no symptoms, with approximately 20 % of infected people developing West Nile fever and fewer than 1 % developing a disease that affects the nervous system.

Although the disease only affects cats, it is recommended that immunocompromised people (ie chemo patients and human AIDS patients) not reside with FeLV positive cats because these cats are more likely to harbor opportunistic infections that could be transmitted to immunocompromised humans.

The feline herpes virus type 1 (FHV - 1) is a relatively common upper respiratory viral infection that affects cats (and only cats — it can not be passed to humans, dogs, or other species).

The diagnosis seemed so unlikely, but because Leptospirosis is a potentially fatal infection which can also affect humans, it was important to treat her as though she was infected in order to give her the best chance of survival and to protect hospital staff and her own family.

Feline calicivirus (FCV) is common in many environments, causes respiratory infection in cats, and does not affect humans or dogs.

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.