About 5 percent of U.S. residents are estimated to be
asymptomatic carriers of E. histolytica; worldwide this estimate climbs to about 10 percent.
Some greyhounds can be silent,
asymptomatic carriers of at least one or more of the tickborne diseases.
Maintenance hosts are often
asymptomatic carriers of Leptospira organisms, whereas incidental hosts often exhibit severe clinical signs.
Tests may be run to detect the genetic mutation responsible for hypomyelination, though some dogs can be
asymptomatic carriers of the genetic defect.
Commentary: Active Surveillance, Isolation of
Asymptomatic Carriers of Clostridium difficile at Hospital Admission
A clinical ophthalmologic exam will only tell the clinical status of that individual dog on the day of the exam — it can not tell if the dog will develop a problem in the future, and it can not tell if a dog is
an asymptomatic carrier of an inherited eye disease.
Not exact matches
Dr Heather Mortiboys, Parkinson's UK Senior Research Fellow from the University
of Sheffield, explained: «We demonstrated the beneficial effects
of UDCA in the tissue
of LRRK2
carriers with Parkinson's disease as well as currently
asymptomatic LRRK2
carriers.
If confirmed in subsequent studies, isolating
asymptomatic carriers could potentially prevent thousands
of cases
of HA - CDI every year in North America,» the study concludes.
The team will now analyze examples
of norovirus infection within the families
of the symptomatic
carriers, and use this data to identify the virus factors and host factors that are key in converting the norovirus infection from
asymptomatic individuals to symptomatic infections.
«Atrophy
of the hippocampus, a region
of the brain crucial for memory, is a common feature
of AD, although it may also be detected in
asymptomatic individuals as well as healthy adult
carriers of the ApoE ɛ4 allele,» explained Andy Simmons, PhD,
of the Department
of Neuroimaging
of the Institute
of Psychiatry
of King's College London.
The clinical screening
of carrier subjects has led to the detection
of two additional cases
of acromegaly (see details below), in addition to the two index cases, and to date, 16 R304 *
carriers have been shown to be
asymptomatic carriers.
A
carrier for a recessive condition is
asymptomatic and has a pathogenic genetic variant in just one
of their two copies
of the associated gene.
Im
asymptomatic so I rarely have a problem but my last girlfriend was not a
carrier and I do nt think we could get all that close because
of my situation.
Working in the kitchens
of the upper class, she left a trail
of disease in her wake, until one enterprising and ruthless «medical engineer» proposed the inconceivable notion
of the «
asymptomatic carrier» - and from then on Mary Mallon was a hunted woman.
If the presence
of one
of those parasites is established, but treatment is not effective, the presence
of asymptomatic carriers, which are in contact with the rabbit (s) should be considered.
Affected cats are homozygous (have two copies
of the defective gene), whereas cats with one copy
of the defective gene are
asymptomatic carriers.
If the cat is an
asymptomatic carrier, you could end up with a nasty case
of ringworm even though your pet shows no signs
of it.
It is estimated that around 20 %
of domestic felines are
asymptomatic carriers, meaning that they carry the ringworm fungus without exhibiting any sign
of it.
In fact, it's estimated that more than 35 %
of normal healthy dogs and 18 %
of healthy cats (most
of which eat commercial pet food) are already
asymptomatic carriers.
A small study in the UK showed 16 %
of young
asymptomatic GSDs to be homozygous for the mutation, with a further 38 % being
carriers.
Even dogs exhibiting no signs
of illness can be contagious,
asymptomatic carriers to other dogs.
Whether she is an
asymptomatic carrier or shows signs
of the condition, she should not be bred further, nor should any females born
of male
carriers.
Many dogs will be
asymptomatic carriers, never developing any signs
of illness.
It also has several potentially fatal complications and the capability to cause persistent infections in populations
of asymptomatic carrier horses.
Carriers are
asymptomatic but affected dogs may exhibit any
of the following symptoms:
About half
of carriers are
asymptomatic, while those who experience symptoms usually do so one to three weeks after infection.