Sentences with phrase «fatal infectious diseases»

FeLV and FIV are generally fatal infectious diseases in felines; while less common than they were in the past, they are still all - too - frequently reported.

We take every precaution necessary in handling our patients and preventing exposure to potentially fatal infectious diseases.

According to data published by the Companion Animal Parasite Council1, as many as 30 % of dogs being relocated may have heartworm disease, one of the most fatal infectious diseases found in dogs.

And responding quickly to a fatal infectious disease outbreak should be government's top priority.

A serious and sometimes fatal infectious disease that is spread by infected mosquitoes, malaria and its parasite Plasmodium falciparum, is responsible for nearly 450,000 deaths every year, the majority of them children under the age of five.

This potentially fatal infectious disease is controlled in many developed countries by an effective immunisation programme.

Tetanus — a potentially fatal infectious disease that releases neurotoxins causing muscle spasms, lockjaw, increased sensitivity to noise and an inability to eat.

We acknowledge however, that rare and exceptional circumstances may arise where the overall health and welfare of a wild animal population are at risk (i.e. fatal infectious disease).

The fatal infectious disease in question, chytridiomycosis, is caused by an aquatic fungus that only targets amphibians and is able to jump from one species to the next; it is believed to have already wiped out over 200 species.

Not exact matches

Femi Makinde in this piece examines the efforts of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Lions Club and international agencies at stopping measles in Osun State Measles which is an infectious disease caused by the rubeola virus can be fatal but the good news is that it can be prevented by vaccine.

Other studies have suggested that high LDL - C may protect against some often fatal diseases, such as cancer and infectious diseases, and that having low LDL - C may increase one's susceptibility to these diseases.

Advances in the prevention and treatment of an often fatal condition called bacterial meningitis appear to be paying dividends in the United States, report infectious disease experts at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) in the journal The Lancet Infectiousinfectious disease experts at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) in the journal The Lancet InfectiousInfectious Diseases.

Researchers are reporting what they say is the most compelling evidence, to date, that the infectious proteins called prions that cause bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or «mad cow» disease, have infected humans, causing fatal brain degeneration.

X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome (XLP or Duncan disease) is characterized by extreme sensitivity to Epstein - Barr virus (EBV), resulting in a complex phenotype manifested by severe or fatal infectious mononucleosis, acquired hypogammaglobulinemia and malignant lymphoma.

Ebola is an infectious and generally fatal disease, whose characteristics are a fever and severe internal bleeding.

Vaccinations are the easiest and most effective way to protect your pet from infectious, and potentially fatal, diseases, and we recommend that they be given annually.

Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP): This almost universally fatal viral disease stems from a mutant form of the relatively benign feline coronavirus.

The disease can become fatal since the cat's damaged immune system can not fight the attack of other, perhaps usually fairly harmless, infectious agents.

Panleukopenia A severe, highly infectious and sometimes fatal disease of the gastrointestinal tract, the immune system and the nervous system.

Unlike fleas, a tick's eggs can be infected while they're still inside the mother, so a tick can be born infectious — and there are a lot of diseases that ticks can give to your dog, several of which can be fatal.

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«Cats frequently develop the pneumonic form of plague, which is considerably more infectious to humans in close contact, and results in rapidly progressive and frequently fatal disease.»

Feline infectious peritonitis is a fatal viral disease affecting blood vessels and the nervous system.

Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) is usually a fatal disease.

There is no cure for feline infectious peritonitis, and the disease is almost always fatal.

Unless properly vaccinated, your pet is at risk for contracting one of several, possibly fatal, infectious diseases.

Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a fatal viral disease caused by a strain of virus called feline coronavirus (FCoV).

Respiratory disease that is indistinguishable from other infectious respiratory diseases (canine infectious respiratory disease complex, also known as «kennel cough») usually occurs, although serious (including fatal) infections and / or complications can develop.

Morris Animal Foundation, as one of its animal health initiatives, launched its Feline Infectious Peritonitis Initiative in 2015, dedicating more than $ 1 million to improve diagnostics for and treatments of this fatal disease.

Incurable and almost always fatal, feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is, thankfully, a relatively rare disease, affecting less than one percent of all cats presented to veterinarians for treatment.

Dr. Stephanie Janeczko, Senior Director of the ASPCA's Shelter Medical Programs, notes that when dealing with infectious respiratory disease in dogs, it's also important to remember that the same pathogen can have a mild presentation in one animal, yet cause severe or even fatal disease in another.

As many infectious cat diseases are fatal to kittens (and adult cats) it is preferable that they receive feline vaccinations.

The queen may not accept the kittens, may neglect or attack them and there is a risk of spreading infectious diseases - some of which are fatal.

Overview Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) is a progressive and often fatal disease that is caused by a coronavirus.

Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) is one of the few diseases in a pet still not completely understood and considered fatal.

However, there are other infectious diseases that can be fatal to cats.

• Adenovirus 1 (causes Infectious Canine Hepatitis) and Adenovirus 2 (one cause of Infectious Tracheobronchitis, AKA «kennel cough») Canine adenovirus infection comes in two forms — Type - 1 causes severe (even fatal) liver disease; Type - 2 causes respiratory disease which can lead to pneumonia and death.

Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) is a progressively fatal viral disease seen in a relatively small number of cats each year.

Researchers will explore novel ways to diagnose and predict the likelihood of a cat to develop feline infectious peritonitis, a highly fatal viral disease with no known cure.