Sentences with phrase «for asymptomatic infection»

With those in hand, it would be possible to test everyone for asymptomatic infection and then treat just those who are infected.

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This may go some way to explaining how chronic asymptomatic infection, a crucial problem for malaria elimination, is possible.

Juan Bonifacino's lab at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, for one, had discovered the role a certain protein plays as asymptomatic infection progresses to AIDS but testing of a new class of potential HIV medications had to be stopped due to the shutdown.

To update its 2004 recommendation on screening for syphilis infection in nonpregnant adults, the USPSTF reviewed the evidence on screening for syphilis infection in asymptomatic, nonpregnant adults and adolescents, including patients coinfected with other sexually transmitted infections (such as HIV).

Venn diagram showing ultrasound and PCR test findings for 22 infants with congenital CMV infection The red circles represent infants with apparent symptoms of congenital infection (symptomatic infection), and yellow circles represent infected infants without apparent symptoms (asymptomatic infection).

While Ebola virus disease (EVD) is notorious for being one of the world's most deadly infections, it actually has a wide range of outcomes, where asymptomatic presentation may be as common as fatality.

In fact, at least 5.6 d would be needed for an infectious agent with only a 2 - h incubation time and with the current city populations in the Greater Tokyo metropolitan area to cover the distance between any two cities using only secondary infections, even if there were up to 1 % asymptomatic individuals in the population (Fig. 4).

The CDC's guidance recommends Zika virus testing for all women with possible exposure during pregnancy, regardless of symptoms.16 The findings that there were similar proportions with birth defects among those with symptomatic and asymptomatic maternal infections supports the importance of screening all pregnant women for Zika virus exposure and testing in accordance with CDC guidance.

«Ongoing surveillance is needed to determine the risk for sexual transmission of Zika virus infection from asymptomatic persons,» the researchers write.

While it's difficult to estimate how many people have been or will be infected with the Zika virus worldwide — due to the fact that many people are asymptomatic and the virus only remains in a person's system for about a week — some estimates suggest that three to four million infections are expected in the Americas in the next year.

During the second stage of infection, the cat is often completely asymptomatic for many years.

The Merck Veterinary Manual says: «The antigen detection test is the preferred diagnostic method for asymptomatic dogs or when seeking verification of a suspected HW infection.»

Many dogs that live in areas with a high incidence of lyme infections, test positive for the disease, but do not show any canine lyme disease symptoms (asymptomatic).

As in many herpes infections found in other species, adult animals can live for years with no apparent signs; these are called «asymptomatic carriers.»

diagnosed as having Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), AIDS Related Complex (ARC), or Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection (symptomatic or asymptomatic) or been treated for AIDS, ARC, or HIV by a physician or heath care provider?

Treatment (s) which is incurred by an Insured Person (s) who is HIV Positive (i.e., infected with the human immunodeficiency virus, the cause of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) at the time of Application for this Insurance, whether or not the Insured Person (s) was asymptomatic or symptomatic or had knowledge of his / her HIV status on the initial Effective Date of Coverage, or any associated diagnostic tests or charges for HIV infection, seropositivity to the AIDS virus, AIDS related Illness (es), ARC Syndrome, AIDS, and all diseases caused by and / or related to HIV;

Because chlamydia is so often asymptomatic — half of men with chlamydia have no symptoms — it can be easy for an infection to spread undetected.

Check out this handy chart to see how long it takes for symptoms to appear, how common asymptomatic infections are, and how soon you should be tested.