Sentences with phrase «come into contact with bacteria»

When we come into contact with bacteria, the activation of our immune system is the first step to fighting off any imminent infection.

Babies who are born by cesarean have not come into contact with the bacteria in the birth canal and are especially vulnerable to being colonized with hospital bacteria.

It was concluded that the baby was exposed to it after the pump parts came into contact with the bacteria when they were being cleaned in that sink.

Sweat from the underarm is odorless until it comes into contact with bacteria on the skin — Corynebacterium and some Staphylococcus species — which produce the VOCs that cause clothes to smell.

If your pet has become infected, it most likely came into contact with the bacteria in the environment or was exposed to infected animals.

Not exact matches

The experimental bandage glows green when it comes into contact with unfriendly bacteria, alerting medical staff when a wound is infected.

Think about healthcare like this, with all the new superbugs and antibiotic resistance bacteria, if a person can't get the healthcare they need and somehow come into contact with you or your family then what?

When flour comes in contact with water, enzymes will start to break down starch into sugar that can be digested by the yeast bacterias.

The great thing about this one is that every part that comes into contact with the water (meaning, the parts that can accumulate bacteria or mold) is fully submergeable in water.

This helps prevent bacteria from coming into contact with the sensitive skin of her vagina, keeping her infection - free.

This prevents bacteria from her bottom from coming into contact with her sensitive vagina, which can lead to infection.

Copper destroys bacteria it comes into contact with.

As your daughter learns to use the toilet, make sure she knows to move the toilet paper from front to back, especially when she has a BM, to prevent bacteria from her bottom from coming into contact with her sensitive vagina, which can lead to infection.

During the golden hour skin to skin baby's body comes into contact with the mother's body's bacteria.

All of the bacteria tested were killed within 15 minutes of coming into contact with the treated surface.

To use a medical analogy, there is not much we can do about pathogens such as bacteria or viruses already in our environment, but we can take steps to boost our immune system so we can better resist these pathogens when we come into contact with them.

The researchers molecularly engineered live bacteria that emit a fluorescent signal when they come into contact with these vapors.

«By considering that stethoscopes are used repeatedly over the course of a day, come directly into contact with patients» skin, and may harbor several thousands of bacteria (including MRSA) collected during a previous physical examination, we consider them as potentially significant vectors of transmission,» commented lead investigator Didier Pittet, MD, MS, Director of the Infection Control Program and WHO Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety, University of Geneva Hospitals.

The bacteria on the edges of the film can be easily exposed to oxygen, but those further inside the film might not come into contact with the oxygen.

Bacteria share DNA with other organisms with which they come into contact, so an antibiotic - resistant gene can transfer from one type of bacterium to another, and a bacterial cell can become resistant to numerous antibiotics at once.

To find out how many other people had come into contact with TB without becoming ill, the researchers screened friends and relatives of three of the patients for the presence of TB bacteria, using a standard skin test for antibodies.

If these bacteria happen to come into contact with other microbes that carry resistance genes, those genes can pop over in one step.

One standout theory for why some people may just be more susceptible to illness is the hygiene hypothesis — the idea that the more bacteria and viruses you come into contact with as a kid, the «smarter» your immune system becomes.

Faecal incontinence also predisposes elderly women to infection, as the bacteria come into close contact with the urethra.

So while a baby born vaginally gets almost all of his or her gut bacteria from mom, a baby born via c - section picks up bacteria from the environment and other people he or she comes into contact with when first exiting the womb.

Marigold contains antioxidants that can combat harmful bacteria that come into contact with the body.

They assist in bad bacteria, or fungus from proliferating when we come into contact with them.

What does create that dreaded body odor is when sweat comes into contact with the natural bacteria that lives on our skin.

As a result, they can come into contact with a variety of bacteria, viruses, and parasites in their day - to - day lives.

PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF URI URI viruses and bacterium are transmissible to other cats too and can be passed along when a healthy cat comes into contact with secretions either directly from the infected cat or an item they have been in contact with (food dishes, toys, etc.) or sneezed on.

Until the pup has received, at the very least, a couple of puppy shots and has developed adequate immunity, it would be too silly to risk the pup venturing onto the streets, where he may come into contact with other dogs and / or their eliminatory products (which may be contaminated with bacteria and viruses).

That means your chances of coming into contact with a tick that carries the bacteria responsible for Lyme disease is pretty darn good.

The Leptospira interrogans bacteria usually is spread to dogs when their mucous membranes or open wounds come into contact with infected urine or urine - contaminated water, soil, or other items.

Detecting Pollution Beyond landmines, bacteria can help us detect pollution in a similar way — glowing when they come into contact with a certain chemical.

The researchers found that when the bacteria are disturbed by coming into contact with toxins in the water, the electric current drops, alerting to the presence of pollutants in the water.»

Think bacteria that could change color to expose contaminants in groundwater, air pollution in cloud cover — perhaps most strikingly, it can even change the color of your poop if it comes into contact with toxins in your digestive system.

Sadly, newborns can come into contact with the untreated bacteria as they make their way down the birth canal.