Sentences with phrase «common diseases or illnesses»

Topics covered during the tour include history and mission of the organization, basic needs of a pet, pet overpopulation, the cost of adoption and caring for a pet, veterinary care, spay and neuter, common diseases or illnesses, grooming and more.

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Tribes like the Mashco Piro have had limited contact with strangers and foreign pathogens for at least a century, and so are extremely susceptible to illness and exploitation; many newly contacted tribes have been all but wiped out by the flu or other common diseases.

Lyme borreliosis, or Lyme disease — the most common vector - borne illness transmitted by insects — is prevalent in the Northeast and upper Midwest regions of the United States.

It is particularly useful when clinicians want to identify an illness or gene mutation involving a single patient or the patient and two or three other family members, which is the most common clinical situation for undiagnosed diseases.

Pet insurance is becoming increasingly common and for good reason: Just like human insurance, it can help finance unexpected expenses due to accidents, illness or even congenital disease.

Kidney disease, or chronic renal failure, is one of the most common illnesses to afflict older dogs and cats.

Your pet should be protected against those diseases which are most common, highly contagious and which cause serious illness or death.

In addition to a physical examination, the vet will likely conduct a fecal parasite check to make sure your bird has no intestinal parasites; an examination of urine and feces to be sure there are no indications of gastrointestinal or renal health problems; gram stains to detect any gram - negative bacteria and yeast, a common cause of bird illness that is treatable; a complete blood count to ensure healthy blood levels and verify the absence of blood parasites; Chlamydia testing to assess if your bird is a carrier of three common infectious diseases (psittacosis, ornithosis and parrot fever) which can spread to other birds and to people and is also treatable; and psittacine beak and feather disease, a virus that can affect birds at any stage of their lives, affects many organ systems, and usually reduces the bird's life span.

Some of the common illnesses which occur in cats are arthritis, cat flu, conjunctivitis (eye inflammation), ear mites, Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV, or cat AIDS), Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP, a virus), Feline Leukemia Virus (FLV), feline stress, fleas and ticks, hairballs, kidney disease, Lyme disease, urinary tract infection, vomiting, and worms.

If your hamster is sick or injuries and you don't know what it is, this directory of diseases and illnesses covers many of the common health problems that can affect them.

In senior cats, heart disease is typically acquired (as opposed to congenital or present at birth) and can be secondary to other illness like high blood pressure, heartworm infection, thyroid disorders or due to diseases of the heart valves (which are more common in dogs) or most commonly a primary cardiomyopathy (heart muscle disease).

The trip cancellation or trip interruption of the insured person must be caused by or result from death, accidental injury, disease or physical illness of the insured person or an immediate family member of the insured person, or default of the common carrier resulting from financial insolvency.

However, there are cases of common disease, illness or injury that doctors may miss out of a negligent or careless examination.

But since they feel like the symptoms of other common illnesses or diseases, some people don't think they have rabies.

Diseases are becoming rampant — Even Critical illnesses are becoming very common among individuals and more and more people are falling prey to one disease or another which inevitably requires medical attention.

Some critical diseases are hereditary transferred from one generation to another and while some are born out of our unhealthy daily life routines, the critical illness like Cancer or any other disease diagnosed is enough to devastate the life of a common man for always.

The most common riders cover critical illness (or dreaded diseases) or personal accident (or accidental death and dismemberment).

Mental illnesses are more common than cancer, diabetes, or heart disease (U.S. Surgeon General's Report).