Sentences with phrase «infectious organisms which»

«In - Dx has high sensitivity and specificity for detection of the most common infectious organisms which will help physicians quickly rule in or rule out specific offending bacteria,» Etchebarne said.

Bordatella (Kennel Cough): This is an intranasal (nose - drop) vaccine which protects against the highly infectious organism which causes Kennel Cough.

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Inadequate amounts of vitamin C cause small vessels in the body which bring nutrients to the skin to become fragile; the skin then breaks down more easily, facilitating the entry of infectious organisms.

Infectious organisms trip specialized immune cells in the body and cause them to pump out proteins called cytokines, which produce inflammation and other hallmarks of infection, such as chills and fever.

These variants, which emerged after the Stone Age, seemed to help populations better combat infectious organisms, survive frigid temperatures, or otherwise adapt to local conditions.

He specifically proposed that evolutionarily conserved features of infectious organisms (pathogen - associated molecular patterns or PAMPs) were detected by the immune system through a set of specialized receptors (which he termed pattern - recognition receptors or PRRs), an especially prescient aspect of this hypothesis.

The virus can also be transmitted on fomites, which are inanimate objects that carry infectious organisms such as viruses and bacteria.

In the article, Bruno Chomel, a professor at the University of California Davis School of Veterinary Medicine notes that close contact, such as that which occurs when pets sleep in our beds, could contribute to the spread of a variety of infectious organisms.

Some common causes of this irritation can be due to the cat retaining urine for an extended amount of time, the presence of stones or crystals which rub against the bladder wall, or infectious organisms that have built up inside the bladder.

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).

Zoonotic diseases, which are caused by infectious organisms spreading among species (animals to humans and vice versa), are a continual source of intrigue for me as a practicing veterinarian.

Indeed, these tiny, wingless creatures often carry infectious agents themselves, such as tapeworm eggs and a variety of pernicious bacteria — including the organism that causes feline infectious anemia — which can be passed among cats that are in close physical contact.