Sentences with phrase «also at a high risk of infection»

Puppies and senior dogs are also at a high risk of infection.

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Babies who use pacifiers may also be at a higher risk of developing middle ear infections.

The authors, led by Professor Marian Knight from the University of Oxford, also found that the onset of severe sepsis is often very rapid, and women who have recently had an infection, such as a urine, genital tract or respiratory infection, are at particularly high risk of developing severe maternal sepsis.

Following completion of a massive epitope discovery effort (also supported by an HHS contract), current work on MTB includes development of tools to isolate MTB - specific T cells (supported by the Gates Foundation) and identifying T cell signatures that distinguish three possible infection states: cleared infection, stable latent infection, and latent infection with high risk of progression to disease (in conjunction with a large consortium led by Henry Blumberg at Emory University).

Females who are not spayed are also at high risk of developing potentially deadly uterine infections, called «pyometra», which require emergency surgery.

Dr. Maura of Victor Veterinary states, «female dogs and cats that have multiple litters in their life will not only be putting more of their reserves and energy toward nursing kittens / puppies they will also be at higher risk of mammary tumors and uterine infections later in life.»

The stress that pregnancy puts on her body will also compromise her ability to fight naturally - occurring bacteria present in the environment (such as parvo virus), thus she is at higher risk of contracting an infection.

Rates of infidelity in «monogamous» relationships are also alarmingly high, hovering between 20 - 55 %, depending on what time frame you ask people about (e.g., having ever cheated versus cheated in the last 5 years).3 Sadly, when cheaters cheat, they typically do not take protective measures to reduce sexually transmitted infections 100 % of the time.1 Then, when they have sex with their primary partner, they rarely use barrier protection (e.g., condoms); this puts all partners at risk for diseases such as syphilis and HIV.