Sentences with phrase «of exposure to infection»

It is important to note that the wound itself is hardly the problem; instead, it is the possibility of exposure to infection and illness.

Veterinarians recommend that whelping be done at home to avoid the chance of exposure to infection in a medical setting.

Non-core vaccines are only given to cats if there is genuine risk of exposure to the infection and if vaccination would provide good protection.

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The social avoidance and anhedonia (the inability to feel pleasure in normally pleasurable activities) characteristic of depression move energy resources to ghting infection, and the hypervigilance characteristic of anxiety disorders is linked to protection from attack and subsequent pathogen exposure.

The adverse effects of malnutrition increase the body's exposure to infection while at the same time decreasing its ability to fight the infection.

Constant exposure to wetness against your breasts could lead to skin irritation and sore nipples, which can also create an environment that will encourage the growth of yeast and bacteria, which can cause infections such as thrush and mastitis.

Healthcare providers advise measles vaccine at the age of 12 -15 months (in the form of MMR) to prevent measles in children; yet some babies develop active infection after exposure to an infected case.

If you have already given birth to a baby who had a serious case of congenital CMV infection, your future pregnancies will most likely not be affected — CMV infection usually results from a first - time exposure to CMV during pregnancy only and it is extremely rare for a subsequent pregnancy to be affected.

Until your baby's immune system is stronger (at least two to three months old) it is probably best to keep him from large groups of people (including daycare, malls, sporting events, etc.) or other sick children to minimize his exposure to infections.

Plus, if a baby is breastfeeding as his primary source of nutrition, his exposure to organisms in food and water that can cause stomach infections and diarrhea is limited.

Occupational exposure to human breast milk has not been shown to lead to transmission of HIV or HBV infection.

Until your baby is older and his immune system is stronger, it is probably a good idea to keep him from large groups of people or other sick children to minimize his exposure to infections.

Indeed, a long duration of breastfeeding (> 7 months) has been associated with a reduced risk of overweight and obesity, 2 while a short duration (≤ 4 months) may not be sufficient to obtain the beneficial effects of breastfeeding.3 Another confounding factor is early exposure to antibiotics, which is increasing even for minor infections.

If there were more midwife - led birthing centers, out - of - hospital and home birthing for the low risk healthy population, according to evidence based NICES recommendations, this would decrease the rates of invasive procedures and hospital exposure to pathogens - especially resistant ones, that all increase risk of infection.

To help prevent your child from joining the growing statistics of chronic health problems, early gut healing and continued gut health efforts are worthwhile, especially if your child expresses any of the symptoms of concern discussed in this book, has been exposed early to antibiotic drugs, has had early exposure to formula feeding, or has experienced multiple GI infectionTo help prevent your child from joining the growing statistics of chronic health problems, early gut healing and continued gut health efforts are worthwhile, especially if your child expresses any of the symptoms of concern discussed in this book, has been exposed early to antibiotic drugs, has had early exposure to formula feeding, or has experienced multiple GI infectionto antibiotic drugs, has had early exposure to formula feeding, or has experienced multiple GI infectionto formula feeding, or has experienced multiple GI infections.

But did you know that exposure to tobacco smoke or even high levels of air pollution can increase the risk of ear infection in small children?

These rashes may also occur with exposure to excessive heat but are caused instead by a fungal infection of the skin.

Research also clearly shows that exposure to smoke can cause ear infections and related hearing problems, increased incidence of hospitalization related to bronchitis or pneumonia, and increased risk for SIDS.

It is called Vernix Caseosa and its purpose is to protect your baby from infection and from the exposure of its skin to the amniotic fluid.

Not only does spacing out vaccines leave kids vulnerable to infections for longer than necessary — putting them at risk of exposure to diseases like measles and whooping cough while they wait to be vaccinated — but they also require more frequent visits to a doctor's office where they could catch other diseases as well.

Many of the known risk factors of cancer — all cancers — are the same: smoking or any use of tobacco or nicotine products; exposure to radiation; infection; sunlight; genetic factors; hormones; and aging.

Therefore, the sudden onset of a mental disorder is a red flag for biological abnormalities such as vascular disease, strokes, nutritional deficits, infections, hormone irregularities, tumors, or exposure to toxins.

The report, prepared by James Rodden of the Ulster County Health Department, noted that mycobacterium avium interstitial «is an infection caused by exposure to bird feces.»

Exposure to secondhand smoking can cause a vast array of health and respiratory symptoms and issues in young children, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, including coughing, wheezing, breathlessness, and acute lower respiratory infections.

Several genetic and environmental factors, including previous infection with Epstein Barr virus, exposure to cigarette smoke, and low vitamin D levels have all been associated with a heightened risk of MS.

«We found that a particular vaginal bacterium, Gardnerella vaginalis, did not cause infection during exposure to the urinary tract, but it damaged the cells on the surface of the bladder and caused E. coli from a previous UTI to start multiplying, leading to another bout of disease,» said the study's senior author, Amanda Lewis, PhD, an assistant professor of molecular microbiology and of obstetrics and gynecology at Washington University.

«The best explanation for what we are seeing is that frequently, after exposure to HIV, a few cells in the genital tract are infected, without establishment of a systemic infection,» says senior investigator Eric Hunter, PhD, professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at Emory University School of Medicine, Emory Vaccine Center, and Yerkes National Primate Research Center.

«These beliefs were boosted by observations that exposure to ultraviolet light and sunshine could heal some skin infections and rickets, and by the discovery of vitamin D,» she said.

How ridiculous, those critics said: Since 60 to 70 percent of children catch a strep infection at some point, naturally those with OCD or tics would, like everyone else, show evidence of exposure in their blood.

Exposure to live poultry is the main infection route, with 82 percent of sick people in the first wave reporting recent contact with

Tinnitus can occur for many reasons, including exposure to long periods of loud noise, normal ageing and infection.

Thus far, such side effects seen in clinical trials have been minor, but it sometimes takes years of exposure to a drug before deadly infections show up, he says.

Tobacco smoke is a key cause of the development and progression of COPD in the U.S. Exposure to air pollutants in the home and workplace, genetic factors, and respiratory infections also factor in.

«Even short - term exposure of macrophages to alcohol reduces their ability to migrate to a site of infection as well as their ability to destroy the pathogen.»

Langone, now a contributor to The New York Times science pages, wrote that «it's highly improbable that exposure to toilet seats, drinking glasses, doorknobs, showers, or food touched by an AIDS victim, or to sneezes, coughs, saliva, tears, or sweat of a victim, will result in an infection.»

Researchers have offered a number of explanations for the die - off: attacks of parasites, exposure to radiation or ultraviolet light, fungal infections, climate change, habitat loss, competition with exotic species, and pesticides.

Now, this thinning of the adrenal gland cortex was a very unusual abnormality for us, that has not been previously reported in dolphins in the literature... now, aside from chemical exposure, conditions that can cause the adrenal gland to become thin include things like cancer, autoimmune disease, fungal infections and tuberculosis.

This research team notes that although healthcare exposure to infection was the most important risk factor for the development of MERS - CoV infection, in the ICU setting, where more strict infection control measures were applied (single rooms, dedicated 1:1 nurses, and better compliance with hand hygiene and isolation precautions), only one healthcare worker acquired the infection and no patient - to - patient transmission occurred.

They have evidence that some people may be able to resist infection because previous exposure to tiny amounts of virus has stimulated a strong response from killer T cells which can destroy cells infected with virus.

It notes some of the critical scientific questions regarding Zika that deserve further exploration, including: whether certain viral mutations occurred to facilitate its geographical spread; if different species of Aedes mosquitoes are capable of transmitting Zika and what that may mean for future transmission; what is apparently unique to Zika compared to other more well - known flaviviruses, such as dengue, that can explain why it can cause congenital infections, neurological conditions and encephalitis, transmit sexually and persist for long periods of time in multiple parts of the human body; and whether preexisting immunity to other related flaviviruses may impact Zika exposure and infection.

Epigenetic translates to «above genetic» and is an emerging field of study that looks at how environmental factors — such as infections, pollutants, stress and, in this case, long - term exposure to drugs that block estrogen synthesis — could influence a person's DNA.

The reliably high percentage of those who develop viremia following exposure to this challenge virus is another advantage — when most or all volunteers develop viremia or other signs of infection, clinical trials can enroll relatively small numbers of people but still achieve answers to such questions as whether a candidate vaccine protects against infection, she noted.

The research, published online today in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, shows that poultry may be a source of human exposure to MRSA, a superbug which can cause serious infections and even death.

Subsequent exposure of uninfected dendritic cells to these extracellular TB antigens led to a strong T cell response, even in the absence of the TB bacterium and infection of dendritic cells.

The World Healthcare Organization specifies five moments for hand hygiene to reduce the risk of healthcare - associated infection: 1) before touching a patient; 2) before a clean procedure; 3) after exposure to body fluids; 4) after touching a patient; and 5) after touching a patient's surroundings.

Also, the Army's EIS «did not adequately document or characterize individual risk of exposure or infection, nor did it consider potential exposures to workers and others on the base itself or how the spread of a pathogen would be affected by population size and density,» according to a press release NAS issued about the study.

The toxin produced by E. coli is too small to be recognized effectively by the human immune system, meaning that one round of infection does not provide immunity against future exposure.

Officials also want to know how much protection is afforded by personal protective equipment, work practices, and other infection - control precautions caregivers use to reduce exposure to pathogens and risk of infection, she said.

The theory suggests immune systems that evolve without enough exposure to infections (like the wormless rats) overreact when exposed to even milder forms of infection (like E.coli or the LPS injections).

Gilead's scientists say their drug may be useful as «an early treatment after exposure to HIV... or as a preventive measure for those at risk of infection».