Sentences with phrase «as exposure to infections»

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Constant exposure to wetness against your breasts could lead to skin irritation and sore nipples, which can also create an environment that will encourage the growth of yeast and bacteria, which can cause infections such as thrush and mastitis.

Plus, if a baby is breastfeeding as his primary source of nutrition, his exposure to organisms in food and water that can cause stomach infections and diarrhea is limited.

You also need to avoid certain medications while you are pregnant, and so make sure you limit exposure to viruses and infections as much as possible.

Not only does spacing out vaccines leave kids vulnerable to infections for longer than necessary — putting them at risk of exposure to diseases like measles and whooping cough while they wait to be vaccinated — but they also require more frequent visits to a doctor's office where they could catch other diseases as well.

Therefore, the sudden onset of a mental disorder is a red flag for biological abnormalities such as vascular disease, strokes, nutritional deficits, infections, hormone irregularities, tumors, or exposure to toxins.

«Even short - term exposure of macrophages to alcohol reduces their ability to migrate to a site of infection as well as their ability to destroy the pathogen.»

Primary infection screening programs can detect HIV earlier than other routinely used screening methods, as soon as 7 to 10 days after exposure.

It notes some of the critical scientific questions regarding Zika that deserve further exploration, including: whether certain viral mutations occurred to facilitate its geographical spread; if different species of Aedes mosquitoes are capable of transmitting Zika and what that may mean for future transmission; what is apparently unique to Zika compared to other more well - known flaviviruses, such as dengue, that can explain why it can cause congenital infections, neurological conditions and encephalitis, transmit sexually and persist for long periods of time in multiple parts of the human body; and whether preexisting immunity to other related flaviviruses may impact Zika exposure and infection.

Epigenetic translates to «above genetic» and is an emerging field of study that looks at how environmental factors — such as infections, pollutants, stress and, in this case, long - term exposure to drugs that block estrogen synthesis — could influence a person's DNA.

The reliably high percentage of those who develop viremia following exposure to this challenge virus is another advantage — when most or all volunteers develop viremia or other signs of infection, clinical trials can enroll relatively small numbers of people but still achieve answers to such questions as whether a candidate vaccine protects against infection, she noted.

Gilead's scientists say their drug may be useful as «an early treatment after exposure to HIV... or as a preventive measure for those at risk of infection».

Scientists hope that the drug, known as PMEA, might eventually help to fight HIV infection — particularly when given to people immediately after exposure to the virus.

The researchers sought to explore the link between maternal infection and risk for autism, focusing on five pathogens known collectively as ToRCH agents — Toxoplasma gondii, rubella virus, cytomegalovirus, and herpes simplex viruses type 1 and 2 — to which exposure during pregnancy can lead to miscarriage and birth defects.

Schizophrenia.com has recently reported on such pre-natal risk factors as increased exposure to Cat Virus, infections during pregnancy, exposure to x-rays or lead, and increased age of the father.

The finding wasn't surprising, Fallin explains — numerous studies have identified abnormal gene expression of immune genes in autism samples and environmental experiences such as prenatal infection or prenatal exposure to pollutants that can ramp up immune responses are risk factors for ASD.

Limited data are available about the ecology of SARS - CoV, but bats are thought to be the animal reservoir for the virus which may be transmitted to small mammals with exposure to these small animals as the source of human infections [10].

By limiting the world's exposure to the drug, doctors can stave off resistance even longer — and save Teixobactin as a much - needed last resort for gram - positive infections.

Environmental factors such as maternal infection or exposure to toxic chemicals during pregnancy may heighten the risk in ways that aren't yet understood, and the environment may combine in other ways with genetic factors after birth to cause the condition.

Both cigarette smoke and nicotine have been shown to inhibit pulmonary T cell responses, including secretion of IFNγ, and enhance susceptibility to virus infection [31, 33], which suggests that exposure to nicotine, such as in E-cigs, may exhibit immunosuppressive effects.

Living together with a cigarette smoker increases the chance of dying from lung cancer and heart disease, and in children smoke exposure increase the severity of the intensity of asthma attacks and leads to in excess of 750,000 middle ear infections, as reported by the American Cancer Society.

But there are other factors within our control that are usually the cause, such as: excessive consumption of refined sugars, alcohol and highly processed foods, prolonged exposure to infections, stress, lack of sleep, heavy metal toxicity, and intensive drug therapies (such as chemotherapy).

Your skin is a complex organ that protects your entire body, and its aging not only affects how old you look, but can also expose you to significant health risks such as infection as well as exposure to environmental chemicals and UV radiation.

Some theories suggest that fibromyalgia may result from stress - induced changes in the hippocampal area of the brain; others from stress - induced disruptions of the hypothalamic - pituitary - adrenal (HPA) axis (which affects adrenal function and cortisol production); and still others from low levels of the neurotransmitter, dopamine, caused by genetic factors and triggered by exposure to stressors, such as emotional distress, physical trauma, viral infections or inflammatory disorders.

These include poor diet; substance abuse; too little sleep and rest; too many social, emotional or physical pressures; serious or repeated injury; chronic illness; repeated infections such as bronchitis or pneumonia; allergies; exposure to a toxic environment; and a mother with Adrenal Fatigue during gestation and birth.

This includes tests to determine toxicity, exposure to heavy metals, viral infections, imbalances of what the doctors refer to as their «inner metabolic milieu,» adrenal fatigue and bacterial infections.

Dr. Rau has determined that the presence of viral infections — particularly cytomegalia and chlamydia — as well as exposure to toxins and heavy metals, are the most likely culprits causing a weakened immune system, and therefore the group of symptoms commonly referred to as «Lyme disease.»

As well as being susceptible to viral and bacterial infections, your cat is more likely to develop heavy burdens of parasites, even with a lower level of exposurAs well as being susceptible to viral and bacterial infections, your cat is more likely to develop heavy burdens of parasites, even with a lower level of exposuras being susceptible to viral and bacterial infections, your cat is more likely to develop heavy burdens of parasites, even with a lower level of exposure.

As our dogs spend more time at indoor facilities, either for exercise or for boarding during the winter holidays, their exposure to other dogs increases their likelihood of being exposed to diseases like upper respiratory infections, parasites, or other gastrointestinal illnesses.

As a result, infection is largely limited to unvaccinated younger animals kept in groups (which corresponds to exposure to amounts of virus large enough to overwhelm their partial immunity).

As so many of the dogs in third world countries suffer from chronic parasitic and bacterial infections, and continuous exposure to biting insects, they are in considerable need of any available help to have a better quality of life.

This prevents exposure to infections from other animals and the environment as well as injuries from fights and accidents.

While fever may be the earliest sign of canine distemper infection, presenting as early as 3 to 6 days after exposure, it is not a very definitive sign of distemper infection since there are myriad reasons for fever in dogs.

There are a number of causes of anemia in dogs, such as excessive internal bleeding or destruction of red blood cells arising from infections or exposure to toxins (medicines and household products metals such as zinc), but the most common cause is a disease called immune mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA).

The risk of exposure to a particular infectious disease, as well as how severe the infection is (morbidity / mortality), in terms of health risk to an animal are always the two most important factors I consider.

The cause of many of these tumors such as «multiple myeloma» is still unknown but genetic predisposition, viral infection, chronic antigenic stimulation and exposure to environmental carcinogenic substances are all thought to contribute.

It may initially start as a primary disease process or secondary to another disease syndrome or exposures to toxins, drugs, or infections.

Therefore, exposure to fleas may result in a new infection which can occur in as little as two weeks.

Documentation of the extended shedding period of canine influenza A H3N2 virus in the affected dogs of the present report helps to explain, at least in part, why such a large number of dogs were affected by H3N2 infections in this outbreak, as prolonged shedding increases the likelihood of exposure.

Intestinal parasites can be a cause as can heart disease, viral infections and prolonged exposure to smoke, dust and debris, mold and pollens.

These attributes make Clostridium an ideal opportunist, as it can be found in many sources of infection, cause significant disease, and may survive antibiotic therapy and exposure to disinfecting chemicals.

The condition can be associated with in utero infection by viruses such as the virus of Border disease (see Border Disease) or swine fever virus (see Classical Swine Fever) or exposure to trichlorfon (see Trichlorfon).

Infections spread through contact with an infected animal, or after exposure to a contaminated item, such as a dog collar, grooming tools, or bedding.

Infection with parasites that encyst or migrate through the muscles of the body, such as trichinosis or toxoplasmosis, caused by eating the uncooked meat of infected prey animals or exposure to cat feces can also cause elevated CK levels (infectious polymyositis).

** Refers to immunoglobulin, or antibody, G (IgG), «which is detectable for ≥ 52 weeks after infection,» as compared to immunoglobulin M (IgM), «which indicates recent infections and is usually detectable ≤ 16 weeks after initial exposure.»

Throughout childhood, exposure to secondhand smoke increases the risk of asthma, respiratory infections, and ear infections.48 During adolescence, children whose parents smoked are twice as likely as children of nonsmokers to begin smoking between ages 13 and 21.49

Early exposure to infections or toxins has been proposed as a possible etiological trigger for schizophrenia (Andreasen, 1999).