Sentences with phrase «affecting animals causes»

Almost every illness affecting animals causes a change in normal behavior patterns.

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So the immune system, which is normally considered to be working to protect us, is causing both help and harm, a tradeoff that could be affecting more animals than just snakes.

Plastics cause problems in ecosystems when they don't break down and animals mistake them for food, and they also affect climate change because of the millions of barrels of oil it takes to manufacture plastic bags and utensils.

Using X-ray crystallography, performed at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in Grenoble, Cusack and colleagues were able to determine the atomic structure of the whole polymerase from two strains of influenza: influenza B, one of the strains that cause seasonal flu in humans, but which evolves slowly and therefore isn't considered a pandemic threat; and the strain of influenza A — the fast - evolving strain that affects humans, birds and other animals and can cause pandemics — that infects bats.

«What we considered is that for many mutations, there must be a buffering mechanism — another mutation that protects the animal from the detrimental affects of the disease - causing mutation,» Katsanis said.

«Tiny volcanic ash particles enter the atmosphere and can be transported long distances causing all kinds of problems, from becoming an aviation hazard to affecting respiratory health for both humans and animals,» explains Mulukutla.

«Changes in the environment cause changes in animal distributions or seasonal occurrences that can affect access to subsistence species,» said Stafford.

FMD primarily affects cloven - hoofed animals, such as cattle, sheep, pigs, and goats, where it causes large lesions on the feet and inside the mouth.

But because the vinclozolin - induced fertility changes occurred in almost every male rat descended from a treated mother rather than in a small percentage of offspring (as is seen in germ line mutations caused by radiation), Skinner suspects an epigenetic mechanism — a change that doesn't mutate the DNA sequence of an animal, but rather affects how genes are expressed.

While it is theoretically possible for human and animal activities to affect the climate on Earth, the main factor causing fluctuations in temperatures on this planet, as on Mars, is variability in energy output from the Sun.

Cat - induced allergies affect about 20 percent of the U.S. population, according to studies, and is caused by a protein found in the animals» saliva and dander (dead skin cells.)

Animal studies have shown that flaxseeds and flaxseed lignans may cause lower birth weight and affect the development of the offspring's reproductive system, especially if consumed during early pregnancy (86, 87).

When we controlled for the effect of plant - based protein, there was no change in the association between protein intake and mortality, indicating that high levels of animal proteins promote mortality and not that plant - based proteins have a protective effect» and for people aged 66 +, all - cause mortality...... «was not affected by percent calories from fat, from carbohydrates, or from animal protein.»

Remember, B 12 comes from animal products (eggs milk cheese), and without you have no stomach acid, which will negatively affect all systems, even causing bone spurs, and soft tissue calcium deposits.

This change is rapidly affecting our health, causing declining health in humans, crops, and animals.

Fact is, toxicological studies of the effects of algae (primarily spirulina) consumption on humans and animals, including feeding as much as 800mg / kg, and replacing up to 60 % of protein intake with algae sources, have shown no toxic effects, and in contrast, algae intake has actually been found to prevent damage caused by toxins that affect the heart, liver, kidneys, neurons, eyes, ovaries, DNA, and testicles.

The Chinese have a good knowledge of food and that's why they're so healthy, however modern Chinese health is now being affected by the western diet of meat every day and huge amounts of animal food this is not natural and it is causing so much obesity worldwide and other health problems such as diabetes and bowel cancer, etc..

Among these, Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) causes extensive DNA damage and is the most potent carcinogen ever tested, especially affecting liver and lungs, also causing birth defects, immune - toxicity and even death in farm animals and humans.

Other animal studies have shown that supplementing with melatonin causes a decrease in the amount of brain tissue affected by stroke, thereby leading to improved outcomes — and more rapid recovery.

In addition to listing tobacco smoke as a toxin dangerous to our domestic pets, the medical director of ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center, Dr Sharon Gwaltney - Brant says that our furkid's nervous systems are also affected, «This is because environmental tobacco smoke has been shown to contain numerous cancer - causing compounds, making it hazardous for animals as well as humans.»

It was established later (Johnson et al, 1980) that the form of the disease found in Bedlingtons terriers was apparently caused by the presence of an autosomal recessive gene in affected dogs - it is a genetic disorder and in order for the condition to develop in a dog / bitch a copy of this defective gene must have been passed to the affected animal by both parents, i.e. the affected dog must have two «copies» of the defective gene in its body cells.

They are very contagious among dogs and can cause anemia and blood loss in affected animals.

If canine distemper doesn't kill a dog, its aftermath causes continuous problems for the affected animal.

Even with these omissions, this estimate is 100 - 1000 times higher than our estimates for the numbers of animals affected by advocacy for companion or lab animals, suggesting that farm animal advocacy is the most important cause of the three — at least in terms of the number of animals involved.

Canine cancer is estimated to affect one in every three dogs and remains one of the leading causes of death in companion animals despite advances in conventional therapies.

Like humans however, wolves and their domestic dog descendants can carry a genetic defect called achondroplasia that causes the affected animal to have disproportionately short legs.

The animal itself may not be cause for concern, but how, where and in what conditions the animal was raised can affect the overall quality (thinner and drier) and safety of the product.

This disease is not fatal but can cause great pain to the affected dog and slowly, methodically, debilitate the animal.

We can further break down those causes based on what type of animal they affect.

As dental disease and infection not only affects your animal's mouth, causing pain, discomfort and loss of appetite, it can also have a negative effect on your pet's vital organs.

Dermatology for Animals explains that blue dog alopecia, which as the name suggests, affects mainly dogs with blue or fawn coloring and causes incurable hair breakage and loss.

Hypovitaminosis A in cats may exhaust vitamin A reserves of the kidneys and liver; affect reproduction to cause stillbirths, congenital anomalies (hydrocephaly, blindness, hairlessness, deafness, ataxia, cerebellar dysplasia, intestinal hernia), and resorption of fetuses; and cause the same changes in epithelial cells noted in other animals.

The same bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and fungi that may be found in the everyday environment — where they usually do not affect healthy animals — can cause severe illness in those with weakened immune systems.

It is probably caused by a plant pigment and does not affect the health of the animal.»

Breeding two carriers can produce affected animals which cause suffering and death in young puppies.

These growths have been described in multiple species, and while affected animals are born with the condition, it may go unnoticed until the hair grows sufficiently long to become prominent or cause irritation.

In some animals, entropion is never more than a minor annoyance, but in others, it can cause painful ulcers and erosions that cause scarring and affect vision.

This causes the metabolic rate of the affected animal to be much lower than normal.

Giardia and cryptosporidium are two pesky parasites that can affect an animal's small intestine, causing diarrhea and cramping.

If the metabolism slows down, then the amount of energy produced by the body also decreases, causing the affected animal to be less energetic than normal.

Probably the most common cause in affected animals is hormonal deficiency associated with spaying and / or neutering.

He does note that as vision is not thought to be affected, the condition can be considered to be a blemish, and should not by itself cause the removal of an otherwise sound animal from one's breeding program.

Cory Smith, director of companion animal public policy at the Humane Society of the United States, said habitat loss and other human - related causes affect bird and wildlife populations.

Heartworms live in the heart, lungs and blood vessels of affected animals, causing severe lung disease, heart failure and damage to other organs.

The Atlanta Humane Society (AHS) has been working with Acadiana Animal Aid, of Lafayette, to help save animals affected by the natural disaster, which caused damage to more than 40,000 homes.

Transmission or Cause: The congenital condition is probably genetic in nature, and as such, affected animals should not be bred.

Several tick species found in our region include the American dog (wood) tick that caries Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tick paralysis, the Lone Star tick that has gradually traveled to the eastern and southern regions of the country and carries Cytauxzoon felis, a life - threatening disease affecting domestic cats, and tularemia caused by direct with infected animals like rabbits and rodents from tick or fly bites, and the brown dog tick that carries babesiosis and ehrlichiosis.

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.

Now, with Hurricane Matthew, one of the most powerful storms to threaten the Southeast coast in more than a decade, and causing mass destruction in Haiti, Animal League America's Emergency Rescue Team is fully prepared to do everything in our power to provide shelter, food, medical treatment, and any other essential services to keep animals safe in the affected areas.

However, unless the sounds are extremely loud, they are unlikely to affect your dog, as high frequencies do not cause discomfort to the animals who can hear them.