Sentences with phrase «countries against common diseases»

When we think about jobs at nonprofit organizations (NPOs), we're likely to envision those big international entities that help displaced populations relocate after a natural disaster, or immunize children in developing countries against common diseases.

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There is consistent evidence of a protective effect of exclusive breast feeding against diarrhoeal disease in the first 4 — 6 months of life.4 Likely causes are the immune properties of breast milk and less exposure to pathogens in contaminated milk, food, bottles, or teats.5 Contamination and inadequate sterilisation pose less of a problem in developed than developing countries, and this explains the greater protection of breast feeding in developing countries where poverty, poor hygiene, and infectious diseases are common.

«Researchers discover a protein that protects against fatty liver, the most common hepatic disease in Western countries.»

Because The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than half of all antibiotics used in this country are prescribed inappropriately, it is important to note that antibiotics are ONLY effective against bacterial infections (e.g. strep throat, some pneumonia and sinus infections) and NOT viral infections (e.g. the common cold, most coughs and the flu).

The tribespeople have no idea of the existence of a host country named Colombia, and no idea, more hazardously, of diseases like the common cold or influenza, against which they have no natural defenses.

These are high - risk pathogens that are common throughout the country and have a high rate of infection and are very often deadly — which is why vaccinations against these diseases are considered «core» or essential for every horse.