Sentences with phrase «include exposure to infectious diseases»

Risks for the baby include exposure to infectious diseases, including HIV, to chemical contaminants, such as some illegal drugs, and to a limited number of prescription drugs that might be in the human milk, if the donor has not been adequately screened.

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Vaccinating Adult Cats Decisions regarding which vaccines to give adult cats and how often they should be administered are based upon multiple factors, including the risk of a cat's exposure to various infectious agents, the duration of protection of a given vaccine, the risk of cats passing diseases to humans, and the rather minimal risks inherent to vaccination (see below).

Climate change is a major public health threat, already making existing problems like asthma, exposure to extreme heat, food poisoning, and infectious disease more severe, and posing new risks from climate change - related disasters, including death or injury.

The scale of natural disasters has also increased because of deforestation, environmental degradation, urbanization, and intensified climate variables.20 The distinctive health, behavioral, and psychosocial needs of children subject them to unique risks from these events.21 Extreme weather events place children at risk for injury, 22 loss of or separation from caregivers, 21 exposure to infectious diseases, 23 and a uniquely high risk of mental health consequences, including posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and adjustment disorder.24 Disasters can cause irrevocable harm to children through devastation of their homes, schools, and neighborhoods, all of which contribute to their physiologic and cognitive development.25