Sentences with phrase «infection and disease severity»

Because people exposed to Ebola show phenotypic variability in susceptibility to infection and disease severity, it is likely that human genetic variation contributes to individual immunity and infectivity and that host genetic differences are one factor among many that interact to influence the infection.

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Research in the United States, Canada, Europe, and other developed countries, among predominantly middle - class populations, provides strong evidence that human milk feeding decreases the incidence and / or severity of diarrhea,1 - 5 lower respiratory infection,6 - 9 otitis media,3,10 - 14bacteremia, 15,16 bacterial meningitis, 15,17 botulism, 18 urinary tract infection, 19 and necrotizing enterocolitis.20, 21 There are a number of studies that show a possible protective effect of human milk feeding against sudden infant death syndrome,22 - 24insulin - dependent diabetes mellitus,25 - 27 Crohn's disease, 28,29 ulcerative colitis, 29 lymphoma, 30,31 allergic diseases,32 - 34 and other chronic digestive diseases.35 - 37 Breastfeeding has also been related to possible enhancement of cognitive development.38, 39

In their policy statement on breastfeeding, they found «strong evidence» that breast milk reduces the incidence and / or severity of diseases such as diarrhea, lower respiratory infections, ear infections, bacterial meningitis, and urinary tract infections.

But comparing these consequences of infection did not provide hints as to why RSV and PIV3 produced such differences in disease severity.

According to Dr. Rosamilia, early treatment not only can reduce the pain and severity of the disease, but also can help prevent potential side effects like eye problems, infection, and a condition called post-herpetic neuralgia, which causes pain, numbness, itching and tingling.

There is growing evidence that, as well as pathogen genetic factors, host genetic factors and the interaction between host, vector and pathogen influence variability in infection rates, immune responses [7], [8], susceptibility to infection, disease progression and severity, and response to preventive or therapeutic interventions [9], [10].

Markers associated with increased susceptibility to infection, severity of disease and response to vaccine

New research from La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology lays the groundwork to parse how the virus interacts with its host and causes disease by pinpointing CD8 + T cells, a subset of T cells more commonly known as cytotoxic or killer T cells, as important gatekeepers that control Zika infection or limit the severity of disease.

Of interest is that those given live virus and then challenged with live virus two months later exhibited an infiltrative disease severity comparable to the PBS and vaccinated groups despite no detectable virus on day two, again suggesting some degree of infection may have occurred earlier.

The readout of infection is viral load and not disease severity — the two don't always go together.

Living together with a cigarette smoker increases the chance of dying from lung cancer and heart disease, and in children smoke exposure increase the severity of the intensity of asthma attacks and leads to in excess of 750,000 middle ear infections, as reported by the American Cancer Society.

Inflammation and chlamydia pneumoniae infection correlate with the severity of peripheral arterial disease.

It has been used reduce the frequency, severity and number of outbreaks by supporting the immune system and defending the body against infection and disease.

Feline AIDS treatment will also depend on the severity of the infection and the stage of the cat disease.

While the vaccine may not prevent an infection, it does reduce shed of the virus and the severity of clinical disease.

Vaccination will not completely prevent infection, but it can reduce the severity and duration of disease.

Like other dog influenza vaccines, it may not prevent infection of the dog, but will reduce the severity of the clinical disease, it will reduce the progression of the disease to pneumonia, and reduce the time that a dog can spread the disease to other dogs.

Many veterinarians find homeopathic distemper nosodes very beneficial for reducing the duration of infection and minimizing the severity of symptoms and disease progression, especially if they're used early on.

I liked that you had mentioned that it can be important to have your pet vaccinated to lessen the severity of future diseases and prevent possible infections.

Vaccines can lessen the severity of future diseases and certain vaccines can prevent infection altogether.