Other health conditions that the research shows babies of smokers may have an increased risk of developing include apnea (stopping breathing for short periods of time), vomiting, poor growth, squint (strabismus), cast, or lazy eye, hearing impairment, vulnerability to infection, allergies, and
immunodeficiency problems.
Not exact matches
Childhood asthma, cystic fibrosis, chronic lung disease of infancy, pulmonary
problems in children with primary
immunodeficiencies
At present, the
problem of
immunodeficiency disorders are extremely important in developed and developing countries.
Human
immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) continues to be a major public health
problem.
If mites are not present in your cat and it is still subject to repeated ear
problems, it should be tested for feline
immunodeficiency virus and feline leukemia.
At Love & Hope, we evaluate each cat that we take for a variety of conditions: feline leukemia (FeLV), feline
immunodeficiency virus (FIV); obesity; mouth
problems; and psychological needs.
Another
problem: People often confuse FIV (the feline
immunodeficiency virus) for FeLV (the feline leukemia virus), which is transmissible through cohabitation and casual contact.
Uveitis is usually seen with other conditions such as a
problem with the lymph nodes, disease caused by a parasite such as a protozoa, viruses such as feline herpesvirus, fungal infections, feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), feline
immunodeficiency virus (FIV), feline leukemia virus (FeLV), toxoplasmosis (from a protozoa which is a one celled organism).
Inflammation may also point to an internal
problem like kidney disease or Feline
Immunodeficiency Virus.
A portion of the cats that have these recurring eye
problems have tested positive for feline leukemia or feline
immunodeficiency virus.
Primary skin infections are usually due to underlying immune system
problems such as IgA deficiency or combined
immunodeficiency that has been described in the breed.
Concentrating on the brachycephalic syndrome also ignores other serious
problems in the breed, such as inability to breed and deliver normally, poor mothering, high puppy mortality, the accumulation of simple recessive deleterious traits, a number of orthopedic
problems, certain cancers, allergies,
immunodeficiency, and autoimmune disorders.
Problems such as heartworm disease, chronic inflammatory, autoimmune diseases, feline leukemia, feline
immunodeficiency virus, Cushing's disease and just about any other health
problem that causes general debility fit into that group.
Complementary Tests: CBC / WBC and blood chemistry values, serum protein electrophoresis (for hyperglobulinaemia), urine protein electrophoresis, radial immunodiffusion for IgG, IgA and IgM (canine)(for suspected
immunodeficiency and classification of myelomas), pancreatic function tests, TLI, B12 / Folate blood test for intestinal leakage
problems, fecal exam for parasites
It also addresses social isolation, a factor that has been linked to increased mortality and morbidity in some studies of patients with CAD.25 Furthermore, IPT was found to be superior to CBT in treating depression in patients with human
immunodeficiency virus infection, 26 a group also dealing with comorbid physical and emotional
problems.