Sentences with phrase «affected by infectious diseases»

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Respiratory and gastrointestinal tract infections are the leading cause of morbidity in children.1, 2 Prospective cohort studies in industrialized countries revealed a prevalence of 3.4 % to 32.1 % for respiratory tract infectious diseases and 1.2 % to 26.3 % for gastrointestinal infectious diseases in infancy.3, — , 8 The risks of these infectious diseases are affected by several factors including birth weight, gestational age, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, number of siblings, day care attendance, and parental smoking.3, 5,6,8, — , 20

Chronic wasting disease (CWD)-- an infectious disease caused by prions — affects North American elk and deer, but has not been observed in humans.

About 1 billion people — or one - sixth of the world's population — are affected by one or more neglected infectious diseases.

Sarepta Therapeutics formerly AVI BioPharma remains focused on developing RNA - based therapeutics to improve and save the lives of people affected by serious and life - threatening rare and infectious diseases.

Canine Infectious Hepatitis is a highly contagious viral disease that affects the liver and other organs, and is caused by Canine Adenovirus type 1 (CAV - 1).

Currently she is researching animal relief work in areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake and is investigating infectious disease management at public animal shelters in Japan.

At the University of Florida's 7th Annual Maddie's ® Shelter Medicine Conference, Dr. Katherine Polak presented the results from a retrospective study characterizing the infectious diseases carried by clinically affected cats from four large - scale cat hoarding investigations.

They are often triggered by long term inflammatory, autoimmune or infectious diseases that can affect any part of their body.

Canine infectious respiratory diseases («Kennel Cough» and Influenza «Canine Flu») predominantly affect dogs in social settings such as those in kennels, shelters, grooming salons, doggie daycare, dog parks and common trails frequented by dogs.

Dr. Katherine Polak explores the results from a retrospective study characterizing the infectious diseases carried by clinically affected cats from four large - scale cat hoarding investigations in this presentation given at the University of Florida's 7th Annual Maddie's ® Shelter Medicine Conference.

In addition, it was noted that funeral directors need to be aware of the presence of a contagious or infectious disease in order to properly advise family members of funeral and disposition options and how they may be affected by state law.