Sentences with phrase «close contact with animals»

Traditional populations that were healthy and tolerated wheat well differed from us in that they also had all of the factors that would contribute to a robust microbiome, such as regular consumption of fermented foods, exposure to a variety of microbes through farming and close contact with animals, lack of antibiotic use, etc..

Public health authorities monitor places where people live in close contact with animals for the first signs of new pandemic viruses.

Not exact matches

It is introduced into humans through close contact with the bodily fluids of infected animals.

Saudi authorities have warned against close contact with camels, and some camel products, after evidence that the animals are the source of the MERS virus

Distemper is spread in fine droplets from an animal's breath and transmission requires close contact with an infected individual.

As development pushes humans and wild animals into closer contact, the program's activities continue to expand, often putting it at odds with conservationists.

The animals, which live in close contact with humans across the region, carry a wide variety of astroviruses, pathogens that commonly cause diarrhea in people and can also infect the kidney, liver, and brain, researchers report this week in PLOS Pathogens.

He attributes the initial rise of AIDS and the recent outbreaks of SARS to viral strains that mixed and morphed into deadlier forms when their original wild - animal hosts came into closer contact with human butchers and hunters.

«We also have the opportunity to be in contact, in close contact, with people who are on the front line — the communities who are really at risk for a virus spillover from animals into people.»

The fieldwork revealed that adult animals were more likely to get infected, which makes sense because they are in closer contact with each other — through fighting for mating and breeding, for example — than are juveniles.

Being in close contact with dirt and animals is good as well.

Our love for our pets, our bond with our pets, inspires us to spend the money, to search for employment that brings us in close contact with other pets (and animals we might not be around a whole lot, thinking of reptiles and birds; so many of us keep to the traditional dog or cat in our homes).

Surrender an Animal Contact the Intake Office at the ARL shelter location closest to you to speak with a representative.

A small number of dogs that had close contact with the affected dogs also have mild respiratory disease, but test results from those animals are not yet available.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most people are exposed to rabies due to close contact with domestic animals such as cats and dogs.

If you can not find a safe refuge for you and your pets together, arrange shelter for the animals at a veterinarian office or boarding kennel close to your evacuation location so that you can have as much contact with the pets as possible.

The Animal Welfare League will remain in close contact with the adopter and their Veterinarian for periodic updates.

People who were known to have had close contact with that shipment were advised to get treatment for rabies exposure, and nearly a dozen more people who were in physical contact with the rabid animals elected to get vaccinated.

A classic example of a food allergy is anaphylactic shock seen after ingestion of peanuts or after being stung by bees: as soon as the person or animal comes in contact with the allergen, their airway closes and they can't breathe.

In the rural regions of Southern China where SARS broke out, the people and animals lived in inordinately close contact and there was widespread use of wild species for food and traditional medicine, along with little testing available to catch new strains of diseases, the conditions there promoted the emergence of the virus.

«Feral cats», who are not socialized to humans, are essentially wild animals and often experience a great deal of fear and stress when forced to be in close contact with people.

These conditions include extreme temperature (e.g. inclement weather), loud noises (e.g. constant barking in shelters), close contact with fumes, dust and odors (e.g. chemical and animal odors) and exposure to harsh chemicals (e.g. cleaners and disinfectants used in shelters).

Feral behavior refers to a cat that appears unaccustomed to close contact with people and, if it enters an animal shelter, is typically not a candidate for adoption into a home as a pet.

The viral infection is spread through barking, coughing, and sneezing when pets are in close contact with infected animals.

Infected dogs can be contagious for two weeks, so keep pets — sick or healthy — away from close contact with other animals.

This Horseback Riding Tour allows you to be in close contact with the nature and animals found in these exotic destinations.

For reasons that no one understands, a select number of Pacific gray whales enjoy contact with people, and on these whale - watching tours you will get up close and personal with these gigantic animals.

It's called kennel cough because it's a disease that can spread rapidly through animals in close proximity — like shelters, dog parks, boarding kennels, and doggy day cares — by direct contact with an infected animal, coughing, or sharing of contaminated bowls or blankets.

In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), cats are more likely to be reported rabid: «Cats are often in close contact with both humans and wild animals, including those that primarily transmit rabies.»