Sentences with phrase «greater exposure to infectious diseases»

In the past, it was felt that dogs and cats had greater exposure to these infectious diseases; so to protect them we vaccinated them annually.

There is real evidence that extended breastfeeding benefits children in the developing world, where young children are challenged by malnutrition and greater exposure to infectious diseases, which is why the World Health Organization recommends breastfeeding for two years.

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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.

A: Some pets are homebodies and have modest opportunity for exposure to infectious disease, whereas others have a great deal of exposure to other pets and / or wildlife and infectious disease by virtue of their activities.

In these places, the pet is then monitored more closely; however, the risk of exposure to potentially infectious disease is greater.