Sentences with phrase «immunodeficiency virus because»

I asked if the cat had been tested for the feline leukemia virus or the feline immunodeficiency virus because both of these viruses can suppress the immune system, making it difficult for some cats to defeat an infection.

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Treatment that targets the DNA in HIV - infected cells has been challenging because the persistent, incurable human immunodeficiency virus is able to insert its own DNA into the DNA of any infected cell while disabling that cell's ability to die to save other cells from a viral invasion.

Because of HIV's close resemblance to a simian immunodeficiency virus, researchers knew it must have originated as a virus carried by chimps.

Their health improves because diseases like feline immunodeficiency virus, which are transmitted through deep bite wounds when cats fight, and diseases like feline leukemia virus, which are transmitted from mother to kitten, are reduced or eliminated.

Check for swollen gums regularly and notify your veterinarian because inflammation can also indicate more serious conditions like renal disease or Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV).

Meanwhile, because Billy was staying in her house, and she has many other cats, she had him tested for FIV (Feline Immunodeficiency Virus) and FeLV (Feline Leukemia Virus).

This is because given knowledge of your cat's feline leukemia and feline immunodeficiency virus status; we can help you make informed choices for the management of your cat's health.

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We highly recommend this test be preformed on all feline patients at least once in their lives because Feline Leukemia and Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (Feline Aids) are viruses for which no cure exists.

Neutered cats have a much lower risk of contracting Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV)(also called «Feline AIDS») because they are much less likely to engage in fighting, which spreads this disease.

(6) In any proceeding under this section, the court may not deny shared parental responsibility and time - sharing rights to a parent solely because that parent is or is believed to be infected with human immunodeficiency virus, but the court may, in an order approving the parenting plan, require that parent to observe measures approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Public Health Service or by the Department of Health for preventing the spread of human immunodeficiency virus to the child.

The impact of the full program (prenatal and infancy home visitation) on children's use of alcohol and number of sexual partners is important because recent evidence indicates that alcohol use prior to age 15 years multiplies the risk of alcoholism in adulthood26 and multiple partners increase the risk for sexually transmitted diseases, including human immunodeficiency virus infection.27, 28 The effect of the program on alcohol use is consistent with greater alcohol consumption observed among adult rhesus monkeys who experienced aberrant rearing.29 These findings must be tempered, however, with an acknowledgment of their limitations.