Sentences with phrase «potentially deadly infection»

This enables the horse to have a high level of immunity against that disease when he or she encounters it in the wild, thus preventing the horse from suffering a painful or potentially deadly infection.

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a potentially deadly infection in which fluid fills the lungs and makes it difficult to breathe, appears more common among heart surgery patients during flu season, the researchers found.

Bacillus anthracis bacteria have very efficient machinery for injecting toxic proteins into cells, leading to the potentially deadly infection known as anthrax.

By increasing the pH of the stomach, PPIs also boost the risk of infection: studies published in JAMA in 2004 and 2005 reported that subjects on acid - suppressing drugs are nearly twice as likely to develop pneumonia, and nearly three times as likely to acquire a potentially deadly infection from the bacterium Clostridium difficile, as unmedicated subjects (although the overall risk is low).

The estimated 12 000 babies to be born in the worst - affected areas this month need to be exclusively breastfed, meaning that they get nothing but breast milk, which protects them from potentially deadly infections.

We must extend our gaze to other more potentially deadly infections that lurk just over the horizon, and with the financial pressures on the NHS to make savings, now is not the time to release our grip.

To prevent these potentially deadly infections, hospitals traditionally use the blood - thinning drug heparin to block germ - attracting blood clots from forming inside catheters.

Steven Pavletic, who heads the Graft - versus - Host and Autoimmunity Section at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, says the standard treatments — corticosteroids such as prednisone — «carpet bomb» the immune system, causing a host of side effects and weakening the immune response to potentially deadly infections.

Case in point is the ongoing federal effort to encourage hospitals and other providers to protect patients from potentially deadly infections from antibiotic - resistant bacteria.

«Our work shows that we can treat potentially deadly infections more effectively using antibiotics that are already available.

Fewer injuries lead to a decreased risk of potentially deadly infections.

Not exact matches

Do you know the signs and symptoms of MRSA, the dreaded and potentially deadly bacterial infection?

Ecologically sustainable bamboo forests grown for fabric production do not require the use of pesticides or anti-fungal agents, and the fabric produced from bamboo kills 99.8 percent of germs that cause the potentially deadly Staph infection, along with many other dangerous microbes, according to a study by North Carolina State University's College of Textiles.

G. vaginalis also may be a contributor to more serious — and potentially deadly — kidney infections, the study suggests.

It might also let doctors save patients from the potentially deadly inflammation of sepsis, a full - body infection that kills a quarter - million Americans every year.

Resistance to carbapenems makes some bacterial infections untreatable, resulting in minor infections becoming very dangerous and potentially deadly.

Streptococcus pyogenes, a spherical bacteria that typically grows in long chains, can cause minor infections like impetigo to potentially deadly diseases like streptococcal toxic shock syndrome.

That prevents the spores from setting up shop in the lungs and sparking a potentially deadly lung infection, the researchers report in the Sept. 8 Science.

The infection can also cause potentially deadly brain inflammation.

The name for this potentially deadly respiratory infection comes from the Italian word for influence; centuries ago, people believed that the influence of the planets made people sick with the disease.

For example, the superbug MRSA, which can cause hard - to - treat skin infections, appears to contaminate approximately 5 % of U.S. retail meat; mysterious skin hives or allergic reactions may be a sign of alpha - gal meat allergies; a lack of safety thresholds in U.S. meat for drug residues, toxic metals, and pesticides can potentially result in jaundice and skin cancer; a case of Vitamin A poisoning from fish actually resulted in one man experiencing such serious peeling of his skin it took more than three months to heal; using tanning beds instead of natural sunlight or supplements to get Vitamin D is linked to an increased risk of the deadliest kind of skin cancer; milk consumption has been associated with increased acne risk; and low antioxidants levels in the skin may correlate with the development of wrinkles.

After discovering that tight end Daniel Fells has MRSA, a serious skin infection, the New York Giants are scrubbing down their facilities as a precaution against the extremely contagious, and potentially deadly, bacteria.

Preventing MRSA in Your School Many U.S. schools already have dealt with outbreaks of Methicillin - resisitant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a potentially - deadly skin infection that spreads rapidly.

Many U.S. schools already have dealt with outbreaks of Methicillin - resisitant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a potentially - deadly skin infection that spreads rapidly.

Heartworm infection is a far more dangerous and potentially deadly parasite that lives in the heart of infected animals.

Females who are not spayed are also at high risk of developing potentially deadly uterine infections, called «pyometra», which require emergency surgery.

Viruses and Bacterial Infections — Making sure your horse is always up - to - date on his or her core vaccinations (and any other vaccinations recommended by your veterinarian based on your horse's geography, travel, work, lifestyle and health conditions) is critical to preventing painful and potentially deadly diseases.

Most pet owners wouldn't knowingly put their pet at risk of becoming infected with a potentially deadly disease yet according to the American Heartworm Society (AHS), millions of pet owners who fail to protect their dog from heartworm infection are doing so everyday.

By spaying your female pet, you're protecting her against potentially deadly diseases, including bacterial infections, reproductive tract diseases, and several types of cancer.

The Medical University of South Carolina recently announced as many as 3,000 patients may be at risk of infection after learning medical equipment used in open heart surgeries since 2012 tested positive for potentially deadly bacteria.