Sentences with phrase «human infection occurs»

Most commonly, human infection occurs as a result of gardening in contaminated soil or handling raw meat.

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In the United States, some of the most alarming outbreaks are occurring in the suburbs, where rising temperatures may help explain the spike in such tick - borne illnesses as babesiosis; hga (human granulocytic anaplasmosis), a potentially lethal flulike infection; and Lyme disease, the most common vector - borne disease in this country.
«We don't completely understand why those species occur during cholera infection, but that phenomenon may offer clues as to why we observe different species of gut bacteria among humans in different parts of the world.
However, most infections occur after direct contact with an infected bird and the disease does not appear to spread well between humans.
Hemagglutinin attaches to human cells to launch an infection; neuraminidase is more important for spreading the virus once infection has occurred.
«Most human Giardia infections occur through human - to - human transmission.
Oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infections were more common among men who had female partners with oral and / or genital HPV infection, suggesting that the transmission of HPV occurs via oral - oral and oral - genital routes, according to a McGill University study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
The public health risk posed by these domestic HPAI outbreaks is considered low at this time, but it is possible that human infections with these viruses may occur.
It notes some of the critical scientific questions regarding Zika that deserve further exploration, including: whether certain viral mutations occurred to facilitate its geographical spread; if different species of Aedes mosquitoes are capable of transmitting Zika and what that may mean for future transmission; what is apparently unique to Zika compared to other more well - known flaviviruses, such as dengue, that can explain why it can cause congenital infections, neurological conditions and encephalitis, transmit sexually and persist for long periods of time in multiple parts of the human body; and whether preexisting immunity to other related flaviviruses may impact Zika exposure and infection.
«The whole purpose is to study the responses of human and animal bodies to infection from influenza, Ebola, SARS and MERS, and to understand how they occur,» Kawaoka explains.
«The quality of these naturally occurring human antibodies as biological drugs to treat the virus infection is remarkable, and we are doubly encouraged because they recognize multiple species of Ebola,» said immunologist James Crowe, Director of the Vanderbilt Vaccine Center.
Sidney Malama's research shows that cross infection of both M. tuberculosis and M. bovis occurs between humans and animals in this region.
As in humans, the direct effects on the pregnancy were much less pronounced if the infection occurred later in pregnancy.
«If this same alternative ubiquitination process occurs in humans, perhaps an engineered ubiquitin - editing protein could be developed to target and control processes critical to the development of many diseases, including infection,» Luo said.
The findings suggest that cell - based therapies might be an effective way to treat human corneal blindness and vision impairment due to the scarring that occurs after infection, trauma and other common eye problems, said senior investigator James L. Funderburgh, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Ophthalmology.
In fact, approximately 12 % of human cancers worldwide are caused by oncogenic viral infections, with more than 80 % of cases occurring in the developing world.
They exist in all mammals and birds that have been examined, including humans, and become destructive only when their shape is altered, a change that occurs either through infection by an already infectious protein or through a genetic mutation.)
This human microbiome includes opportunistic pathogens, microbes that do not normally cause disease in a healthy person but can provoke an infection when the person's immune system is suppressed, a concern known to occur during spaceflight.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have identified a naturally occurring human protein that helps prevent infection by H1N1 influenza and other viruses, including West Nile and dengue virus...
Most reported cases in Saudi Arabia have occurred as community - acquired sporadic infections and from human - to - human transmission in healthcare facilities.
Unlike with humans, there is no dog flu season and infections can occur year - round.
When infection occurs in humans, the virus can be spread in several ways to others.
Like with human vaccinations, the H3N2 vaccine is not 100 % guaranteed to prevent infection but it drastically reduces the likelihood, and usually reduces the severity if infection does occur.
Human infections with this parasite might occur, although this controversial.
Presently, human plague infections continue to occur in the western United States, but significantly more cases occur in parts of Africa and Asia.
This type of infection occurring in humans is called «visceral larval migrans» or VLM.
Calici virus - Human infection with rabbit calici virus is not known to occur, and no ill effects have been seen.
Infection of other animals and humans can occur, either by direct contact with an infected dog or through contact with fungal spores in a contaminated environment.
AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) The most severe phase of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection occurring when an immune system is badly damaged and becomes vulnerable to opportunistic infections.
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