Sentences with phrase «by a bacterial infection which»

Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is caused by a bacterial infection which can attack the major organs and it is often associated with conventional tampon use.

Canine Lyme disease is caused by a bacterial infection which is passed from an infected deer tick to your dog.

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Autoimmunity is commonly caused by bacterial infections or overgrowth in the small intestine, in which partially digested food compounds are incorporated into bacterial cell walls and then the immune system, reacting to the bacteria, forms antibodies that also recognize food compounds, some of which might cross-react with human counterparts.

You want to keep the skin as clean as possible — this article warns: «In some cases drool rash will become infected, leading to infant impetigo which is a contagious bacterial infection indicated by honey or yellow colored crusting on the rash's surface and possible blistering.»

There are two types — non-infectious mastitis, which is caused by milk blocking a duct, and infectious mastitis, which is a bacterial infection caused by a blocked duct.

While plugged ducts, which are more prevalent than mastitis, can feel equally painful and require treatment, they don't hurt as much as mastitis and are not caused by bacterial infections.

A bacterial infection caused by an organism called spirochete.Syphilis belongs to a group of infections which are transmitted sexually.

Bacterial fevers occur when the body fights off infection caused by bacteria, such as an ear infection (which can be bacterial or viral), a urinary tract infection, or bacterial pBacterial fevers occur when the body fights off infection caused by bacteria, such as an ear infection (which can be bacterial or viral), a urinary tract infection, or bacterial pbacterial or viral), a urinary tract infection, or bacterial pbacterial pneumonia.

itchy, pink, red, shiny, or burning nipples (may be cracked)(Note that pink, tender nipples can also be a sign of a bacterial infection, or dermatitis, which should be diagnosed and treated by a dermatologist.)

The critical immune pathway in question is the NOD2 pathway, which detects and responds to bacterial invaders by releasing inflammatory signals to fight the infection.

The antibiotic, first identified by Nosopharm, is unique and promising on two fronts: its unconventional source and its distinct way of killing bacteria, both of which suggest the compound may be effective at treating drug - resistant or hard - to - treat bacterial infections.

Interferons are molecules produced by cells in response to viral or bacterial infection, and which act on neighboring cells to prevent the spread of the infection, shut down protein synthesis, and activate the immune system.

A new study led by University of Kentucky researchers suggests a new approach to develop highly - potent drugs which could overcome current shortcomings of low drug efficacy and multi-drug resistance in the treatment of cancer as well as viral and bacterial infections.

One of the ways plants fight bacterial infection is by killing off their own cells in which bacterial proteins are detected.

This discovery, details of which have been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), opens the door to new ways to treat patients with septic shock caused by viral or bacterial infection as well as people with auto - immune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and lupus.

«Our findings suggest that we can quickly and reliably identify whether an infant has a bacterial infection or not by analyzing RNA biosignatures, which are genomic markers of the child's immune response,» said Elizabeth Powell, MD, MPH, study co-author and emergency department physician at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, as well as Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Severe pain in sheep is associated with conditions such as foot rot, an extremely painful and contagious condition which causes the foot to rot away; or mastitis, an inflammation of the udder in ewes caused by injury or bacterial infection.

For example, specially targeted phages have been suggested as a possible therapy for conditions like cystic fibrosis, which is caused by frequent bacterial lung infections.

I have an ongoing interest in sickness behaviour responses induced by bacterial and viral infections / mimetics and our observation of an exaggeration of these responses in animals / persons with ongoing brain inflammation has brought 2 of my major interests together: Such responses in the aged or demented incorporate episodes of delirium, a phenomenon that remains unexplained and which now represents a major research interest for me.

he body responds to tuberculosis infection by locking the bacterial offenders into tiny clusters of immune cells called granulomas, which are a hallmark of the disease.

In collaboration with Dr. Josh Thaden and Vance Fowler, Duke University Medical Center, we are exploring relationships between bacterial genetic variation, emergence of AMR, and patient outcome in Enterobacter and Escherichia coli Bloodstream Infections (BSI) by leveraging the Duke University Bloodstream Infection Biorepository (BSIB), which contains robust clinical data, bacterial bloodstream isolates, and corresponding human sera and DNA from over 2000 patients with BSI caused by Gram - negative bacteria at Duke Hospital since 2002.

The tiny songbirds, which had been blinded by bacterial eye infections, could no longer see to find food.

His group discovered the novel antibiotic Tygacil ®, which was approved by the FDA for use against resistant bacterial infections in 2005.

And discharge and discomfort can be caused by other types of vaginal infections, including bacterial vaginosis (which typically comes with a foul - smelling discharge plus irritation and burning) and sexually transmitted infections like trichomoniasis.

Autoimmune conditions are often a result of genetic weaknesses being triggered by an autoimmune system response to toxins, food proteins, or chronic viral, bacterial, and yeast infections, which creates a cascade of inflammation in the body.

The most common culprits are yeast infections, which are caused by fungus overgrowth, and bacterial vaginosis (BV), resulting from bacterial overgrowth.

While the urge to scratch may simply be triggered by an allergic reaction to soap or body wash, it can also be a tip - off to conditions like bacterial vaginosis (which happens when the normal bacteria in the vagina get out of balance), a yeast infection, or the sexually transmitted infection trichomoniasis.

As per modern medicine, colds are caused by viruses, which in turn can lower your immunity causing other bacterial infections.

Depending on whether the sore throat is caused by a virus or bacterial infection, how to know which one (s) to try first?

The doctor has been trained in a mind - set derived from the war against bacterial infections in which success (such as it was) was achieved by a process of diagnosing diseases by their signs and symptoms in order to identify the infecting organism so the proper antibiotic may be employed to kill it.

Menopause or amenorrhea — both of these are characterized by low levels of estrogen, which causes the vaginal walls to thin out and makes them more susceptible to bacterial infections.

The disease is caused by infection with one or more infectious agents, which can be viral (parainfluenza, adenovirus), bacterial (bordatella bronchiseptica), or a combination.

Skin itching can also be caused by secondary bacterial infection, in which case you may need to wash your dog in Chlorhexidine, to kill the bacteria.

A bacterial dog skin infection is usually caused by some underlying disease or Staphylococcus intermedius which is a bacteria that infects canine skin.

Antibiotics are given to control secondary bacterial infections, which often set in as a dog's immune system is compromised by parvo virus.

Antibiotics are given to control secondary bacterial infections, which often set in as a dog s immune system is compromised by CPV.

Canine Leptospirosis: Canine leptospirosis is an infection of bacterial spirochetes which dogs acquire when subspecies of the leptospirosis bacteria penetrate the skin and spread through the body by way of the bloodstream.

There are other viral and bacterial infections that can also cause these symptoms but which need to be diagnosed by a professional.

I don't know of a syndrome involving renal failure and pancreatitis in dogs except for cases of leptospirosis (a bacterial infection), in which both problems are sometimes caused by the infection.

An ulcer can also form when the body is in shock, which can be caused by a severe bacterial infection, heart problem or blood pressure issue.

Could the problem be caused by bacterias, a bacterial skin infection which would have to be treated with antibiotics and special antiseptic baths.

Some dogs have a dry cough similar to the traditional «kennel cough» caused by Bordetella bronchiseptica / parainfluenza virus complex bacterial infection which is often mistaken for K9 flu.

Enteral feeding, in which nutrition is provided through the digestive system, is thought to decrease the potential for bacterial infection caused by intestinal permeation, and may reduce the time the dog needs to be hospitalized.

Costly dental surgery under anesthesia, which can often result in fatalities in animals whose health is seriously compromised by bacterial infection and related problems originating from the oral cavity, can also be avoided.

Refer to this cat eye diagram to understand which part of the eye is being effected by the different cat eye viral and bacterial infections.

This inflammation can be caused by infection of the brain (bacterial, viral, fungal and parasites are examples of infectious causes of encephalitis) or can be immune - mediated; which means the body's immune system is malfunctioning and creating abnormal inflammation for reasons we do not fully understand.

One of every 2 - 3 Dalmatians is affected by some type of skin condition, especially allergies, which cause itchy skin and can lead to chronic bacterial infections.

Fever increases the body's set temperature (range of temperature in which body systems can function normally) to assist the immune system by activating immune cells to attack the foreign invader, such as a bacterial infection.

(or vaginitis which is caused by a bacterial urinary tract infection) She even broke her back getting in and out of the car.

The skin reactions themselves will need to be treated as well and this could be done with administration of steroidal medications to help relieve the itching and irritation, antibiotic medications given orally or intravenously for any bacterial infections which may be found to be present and topical solutions recommended to reduce the discomfort being experienced by your pet.