Sentences with phrase «number of human infections»

The long - tailed macaque carries a virulent strain of malaria that is responsible for an increasing number of human infections in Malaysia.

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Such standards help eliminate product contamination by any number of microorganisms known to cause dangerous infection and disease in humans.

Over the years scientists have identified a number of anti-infective substances in human milk that may help fight respiratory and gastrointestinal infections, and such devastating conditions as acute inflammation of the intestines and colon, to which premature infants are particularly vulnerable.

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

Data on the actual adjusted (per kg) volume of human milk provided to VLBW infants would be useful to detect a potential dose - response relationship between the amount of human milk provided and either the incidence or the number of infections per infant.

There was no dose - response effect between the proportion of human milk provided and the number of infections (Table 3).

A national school - based vaccination programme has seen the number of young women with human papillomavirus (HPV) infections fall from 22.7 to 1.5 per cent

That finding indicates that very low numbers of the cells in the body could be enough to protect human patients from maladies ranging from infections to cancer.

Astroviruses from a number of species, including human, bovine, bird, cow and dog, were detected in monkeys, This «challenges the paradigm that AstV (astrovirus) infection is species - specific,» the authors wrote.

Dr Lal said more collaboration could help reduce the number of cases of human parasitic infection (cryptosporidiosis) primarily spread through water in extreme weather events or due to gradual climate change.

A number of bacterial and viral infections can gain a foothold in the human body through adsorption via the intestines and airways, such as Salmonella and the flu.

Inclusion of human behavioral changes and mitigations were not incorporated into the models and would likely reduce predicted number of infections.

A number of antiviral drugs are licensed and widely used for the treatment of specific viral infections in humans.

Radical changes in ecology can lead to unexpected viral proliferation and infection via a number of routes — greater human exposure, changes in wildlife populations, changes in environmental factors that encourage viral proliferation.

New data released by the federal Department Of Health And Human Services indicates there has been a decline in the number of hospital readmissions, as well as the number of hospital - acquired infections across the country's hospitalOf Health And Human Services indicates there has been a decline in the number of hospital readmissions, as well as the number of hospital - acquired infections across the country's hospitalof hospital readmissions, as well as the number of hospital - acquired infections across the country's hospitalof hospital - acquired infections across the country's hospitals.

Studies have also shown that clinicians — as well as pharmacists — and users are concerned about the impact of increased access to EC on sexual risk - taking behaviors and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).8 - 10 Recent research in the field of STI and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention has shown that sexual risk - taking behaviors and unprotected intercourse in men have increased after the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy.11, 12 No study has yet tested whether increased access to EC might increase STI risk by affecting sexual behavior, including frequency of intercourse and number of partners.

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.