Sentences with phrase «number of parasites»

Both methods were only able to identify a small number of parasites.

Clinical H. canis infection has a much higher number of parasites in the blood (parsitemia), so it is easier to identify with a blood test.

So cats that have not been exposed previously may react as ill as kittens if they are suddenly confined to shelter and group - home situations where large numbers of parasite eggs (ova) are found.

For example, a healthy bee may support higher numbers of parasites, so reduced infection level could conceivably reflect reduction in bee health rather than improvements.

All Grant's gazelles (Nanger granti) have intestinal worms, but according to a study presented in Princeton, New Jersey, at the Animal Behavior Society meeting last week, those males able to defend land and a harem begin their reign with a relatively low number of parasites.

These in turn support huge numbers of parasites and carcass - scavenging insects.

«I think we expected to see a small number of parasites outside cells, because they have to come out to move from cell to cell,» Konradt said.

«But I don't think anyone had fully appreciated the sheer number of parasites that are free and able to infect other cells in the vasculature.»

«If snails are releasing a smaller number of parasites into the environment, people are less likely to be infected.»

No democracy, slavery and illiteracy were the funny things most people except a tiny number of parasites experienced by then.

First researchers took blood samples of 23 2 - year - old children (the age at which resistance to malaria typically develops); 12 were resistant to the disease, as evidenced by the small number of parasites in their blood.

But over time large numbers of these parasites and the intestinal bleeding they cause can also result in iron deficiency anemia (Strongyloides parasites can do this as well).

And among 138 Kenyan adolescent boys and men recruited for an earlier study, those with the antibodies had a significantly lower number of parasites than those without.

Although the experimental predictions were for a higher quantity of parasites when feces were present, «the fecal sacs did not attract a higher number of parasites,» says the researcher.

Conventional treatment, though mostly effective, can leave behind small numbers of the parasite, which can lead the patient to relapse or act as a carrier, in a similar manner as malaria.

The role of artemisinin is to reduce the number of parasites within the first three days of infection, while the partner drugs eliminate the rest.

The study showed that the number of parasites and pathogens shared by humans and animals is related to how long animals have been domesticated.

«You can have a number of parasite species living inside the same host,» he said, «for example, there could be ten species of nematodes in one host species, and if that host species splits into two, there are 20 species of nematodes.

This was the case, because the number of parasite species per individual wolf increased as the wolf population expanded.

They found that a broad range of insecticides commonly used in the U.S. kill amphibian parasites, which could potentially decrease the number of parasites that amphibians must defend against.

So researchers spent 10 years monitoring the two populations, and the number of parasites living off both groups.

For example, a number of parasites, such as giardia, are missing mitochondria.

They found that sick bees, and not healthy bees, lived longer when they had access to the pollen that was more nutritious, even though it also increased the number of parasites found in their gut.

When it comes to wooing females, it's not just the size of a male gazelle's antlers or the boldness of his personality that counts — it's the number of parasites he's harboring.

«The number of parasites in your blood determines how sick you will be.»

Instead, the number of parasites in their saliva 14 days after their exposure went down only by about a factor of 3.4, which means the mosquitoes could still transmit the disease, although perhaps not as efficiently.

Some of the most common diseases a vet will look for will include feline leukemia, fleas / ticks, and any number of parasites.

The parasite lives in the nodules of the trachea, laying eggs into the mucus membranes of the trachea, hatching out large numbers of the parasite, which then begin to travel further into bronchi and respiratory tract.

Revolution kills a number of parasites including heartworm larva.

Our hospital offers guidance on a number of Parasite Control Programs.

A number of these parasites are zoonotic or can be transferred to humans.

We can check for a number of parasites with a few simple tests.

There are many dog owners who claim that their dog is «not hurting anybody» by their actions, when in fact their dog could be consuming any number of parasites that can not only affect their dog but could also affect other family members in some cases as well.

Tritrichomonas sp. (Back to Top) Hamsters with diarrhea may be infected with a number of parasites, such as the one - celled protozoan Tritrichomonas.

Deworming should take place based on the parasite's life cycle, so the medications are most effective in reducing the number of parasites in the environment.

Your pet has great potential to brush off the effects of a few parasitic organisms, but when the number of these parasites is high, your pet's health will suffer.

So unless the raccoon has an usually large number of these parasites, they cause it little or no harm.

A number of parasites can attack a dog's skin, leading to infection or mange.

The number of parasites and associated diseases that can affect animals and humans is numerous.

There are a number of parasites in the Cincinnati area that are commonly seen by our veterinarians at Lewis Animal Hospital.

A specially designed culture bag called the InPouchTF can be used to grow and increase the numbers of the parasites until they can be identified under the microscope.

The vet is looking for their eggs, not the worms, and those eggs are passed only in numbers reflecting the number of parasite and their maturity and even then, only intermittently.

Dogs infected with either species of hepatozoon protozoa will carry the organism for life, but treatment can reduce the number of parasites and ameliorate the symptoms.

But when the number of these parasites is high, your pet's health will suffer.

Because a number of these parasites migrate through the lungs, some of these pets have a soft cough — particularly when their exposure to parasite eggs was sudden and massive.

Giardia sp. (Back to Top) Hamsters with diarrhea may be infected with a number of parasites, such as the one - celled protozoan Giardia.

Parasite Prevention — There are any number of parasites, both internal and external, that are just waiting for the opportunity to latch on to a host.

It must be applied once per month, and controls a number of parasites.

«Climate change has increased the number of parasites, as well as their movement,» she says.

The digestive tract of cats can host a number of parasites.