Sentences with phrase «carriers of disease such»

It is not right to have hundreds of animals kept free - roaming in a facility (building) where it is a known fact that some are carriers of diseases such as feline leukemia, for example, which is equivalent to human AIDS.

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The company is selling a thing (the kit) by saying it can provide «health reports on 254 diseases and conditions,» including categories such as «carrier status,» «health risks,» and «drug response,» and specifically as a «first step in prevention» that enables users to «take steps toward mitigating serious diseases» such as diabetes, coronary heart disease, and breast cancer...» Most of the uses «listed on your website, a list that has grown over time,» the FDA writes, «are medical device uses [for the] Personal Genome Service.»

Warmer winters, wetter and earlier springs (which expand the time during which ticks can pick up the disease), increased humidity, and greener environments can all contribute to the increased incidence of ticks and the growing populations of hosts, including large mammals like white - tailed deer; smaller ones such as white - footed mice, the principal carrier of Lyme disease; and many species of birds.

In 1 in 10 cases, people infected with these germs spread the disease to apparently healthy people in the hospital — such as patients, doctors or nurses — who in turn can act as silent carriers of illness, infecting others even if they don't become sick.

Knowing the sex of a fetus is important when the mother is a carrier of an X-chromosome gene that can cause a disease such as muscular dystrophy.

Kuiken worries that this could sow suspicions about gene drives in parts of the world that view the US military in a less - than - favourable light, including countries that stand to benefit from the elimination of disease carriers such as mosquitoes.

The Asian tiger mosquito — carrier of such diseases as dengue, yellow fever, Rift Valley fever, Chikungunya and Zika — appears to have vanished from Palmyra.

They add: «What is similar between now and then is the human genetic material, our genome, including ancient polymorphisms that were uncovered to predispose the carrier to the development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease... however, our ancient ancestors were certainly susceptible to many other conditions, such as infectious diseases, nutritional deprivation, and trauma, which often resulted in death at an early age, before atherosclerotic heart disease had a clinical impact.»

Prospective parents who may be carriers of a genetic disorder, such as Tay - Sachs disease or Cystic fibrosis, can know for certain by having their own genes tested.

Individual screening tests can already identify silent carriers of many single faulty recessive genes — the kind that, when inherited in double (one copy from each parent), can lead to conditions such as cystic fibrosis and Tay - Sachs disease.

There are further complications, such as incomplete penetrance, signs of X-linked disease in carrier females, and even a rare report of digenic inheritance.

Because all birds are potential carriers of infectious diseases, such as Chlamydiosis, always wash your hands before and after handling your birds and / or habitat contents to help prevent the potential spread of diseases.

They also cover a wide range of conditions, such as hip dysplasia (that most other carriers deny coverage for), cancer, and other hereditary, genetic, or congenital diseases.

Identification of such genes could lead to carrier testing, a better understanding of the disease and long term better treatments for the disease in both dogs and humans.

However, in a general sense, the decision to test or not should include considerations such as: the seriousness of the disease, the reliability of the test, the prevalence of the disease in the breed, and the presence of affected or carrier dogs in the vertical pedigree.

Because wild species such as foxes and coyotes live in proximity to many urban areas, they are considered important carriers of the disease.

The FWCC itself acknowledges the following: cats are the most common carriers of rabies among domestic animals, and can transmit rabies to wildlife such as raccoons, skunks an foxes; feline leukemia virus, a leading cause of death due to infectious disease in cats, has been reported in a mountain lion, a close relative of the endangered Florida panther; domestic cats were identified as one possible reservoir host for feline panleukopenia, which has been discovered in the Florida panther.

Disease rates are higher among some population groups, such as African - Americans.3 These higher disease rates have been attributed to other risk factors such as poverty and overcrowding, while higher mortality rates have been linked to limited access to health care services.3, 4 Living conditions, such as overcrowding, can result in a higher exposure to potential carriers of Neisseria meningiDisease rates are higher among some population groups, such as African - Americans.3 These higher disease rates have been attributed to other risk factors such as poverty and overcrowding, while higher mortality rates have been linked to limited access to health care services.3, 4 Living conditions, such as overcrowding, can result in a higher exposure to potential carriers of Neisseria meningidisease rates have been attributed to other risk factors such as poverty and overcrowding, while higher mortality rates have been linked to limited access to health care services.3, 4 Living conditions, such as overcrowding, can result in a higher exposure to potential carriers of Neisseria meningitidis.4