Sentences with phrase «preventing human infections»

Frequent hand washing and bathing are essential in preventing human infections.

The most effective way to prevent human infection is through aggressive, thorough flea control.

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Exclusive human milk is the best way to prevent NEC as well as other types of illness and infection.

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Colostrum contains high concentrations of secretory IgA, the predominant immunoglobulin passed through your breast milk, lactoferrin, which acts as an antibacterial to prevent infection in human infants, and leukocytes, protective white cells.

Presentations covered the disease and current research on tick - borne illness, and suggestions were made about what the state and federal government could do prevent infection in humans.

Nonetheless, if the results translate from mice to humans, they could help inform strategies to prevent secondary infection in patients experiencing sepsis.

The screening process identified three promising compounds, which were then tested for their ability to prevent Zika infection of human brain cells.

Using a mouse model of HSV - 1 as well as autopsied samples of human adult and fetal tissues, investigators from Dartmouth College's Geisel School of Medicine found that antibodies against HSV - 1 produced by adult women or female mice could travel to the nervous systems of their yet unborn babies, preventing the development and spread of infection during birth.

Studies show that even when used consistently, condoms fail to prevent infection 10 percent of the time, due to breakage and human error.

The new insights may one day help prevent infections by related viruses — some of which are linked to cancers in humans.

«Since it's impossible to predict which of these agents will cause the next epidemic, it would be ideal to develop a single therapy that could treat or prevent infection caused by any known ebolavirus,» says study co-leader Zachary A. Bornholdt, Ph.D., director of antibody discovery at Mapp Biopharmaceutical, Inc. «Our discovery and characterization of broadly neutralizing human antibodies is an important step toward that goal,» adds study co-leader, Kartik Chandran, Ph.D., professor of microbiology & immunology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Five years ago the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention controversially recommended that girls be vaccinated to prevent infection with human papilloma virus (HPV).

Watkins and Dennis Burton, Ph.D., chairman and professor of the Department of Immunology & Microbiology at the Scripps Research Institute, led the collaborative international study, «Neutralizing Human Monoclonal Antibodies Prevents Zika Virus Infection in Macaques,» published recently in Science Translational Medicine.

«These viral dependencies on human proteins represent weaknesses that could potentially be used to prevent or stop infection,» said Brass.

Prompt treatment, ideally within 24 hours of an animal or human bite, can prevent serious injury or infection:

The results of this original study are highly relevant to other human diseases that dependent on genome instability, such as fungal infection or cancer, and open new venues for anti-leishmanial drug discovery using host - directed strategies that target the parasite's metabolic dependence on the host cell, thus preventing the adaptive evolution of drug resistant parasites.

«Previous research has shown that Wolbachia — a genus of bacteria that live inside mosquitoes — render mosquitoes resistant to pathogen infection, thereby preventing the mosquitoes from infecting humans with the pathogens,» said Jason Rasgon, associate professor of entomology, Penn State.

«It's important, therefore, to better understand the nature of these persistent infections in order to prevent the continuation of an outbreak once human - to - human transmission via acute individuals is controlled.

Treating animals for a disease that can spread to humans is not unprecedented: The rabies vaccine routinely administered to pets in the developed world, for example, prevents the infection in animals, which in turn protects people.

LINDAU, Germany — A vaccine to prevent infections of cancer - causing human papilloma virus (HPV) is currently approved for use in the U.S. in boys and girls and in the U.K.

However, because they don't engage the immune system the way antibodies do, and because of questions of stability and potency, it was not clear whether they would be able to prevent infection in animals, or eventually, in humans.

Dissecting the pathways and mechanisms by which influenza can adapt to the human host will aid in the ability to predict and prevent pandemics resulting from infections being passed from animals to humans.

For example, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C can only infect humans and chimpanzees, and although this species barrier prevents us from being susceptible to every infection out there, the flipside is that finding treatments for human infections can be extremely difficult.

Human milk is known to boost brain development, prevent life - threatening infections, decrease allergies, and promote stronger bones and a higher IQ.

Pilar received her PhD in 2017 at the Complutense University of Madrid, where she studied immune cell dysfunction and hyperactivation in HIV / HCV coinfected patients, as well as the in vitro and in vivo activity of nanoparticles against HIV - 1 and HSV - 2 infections to prevent their transmission in humans as a topical microbicide.

He and his colleagues were the first to demonstrate that human antigen - specific T cell clones could be isolated and expanded in vitro and then re-infused into patients to prevent or treat viral infections and to mediate therapeutic responses in patients with cancer.

With better understanding of the HPV capsid, scientists may be able to prevent the virus from binding to receptors on human cells, a crucial step in the infection process, said Susan Hafenstein, associate professor of medicine, and microbiology and immunology.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have identified a naturally occurring human protein that helps prevent infection by H1N1 influenza and other viruses, including West Nile and dengue virus...

LA JOLLA — Imagine a single drug that could prevent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, treat patients who have already contracted HIV, and even remove all the dormant copies of the virus...

Consequently, broad infection control measures that are designed to prevent pathogen transmission and infection, such as oversanitation and the overuse of antibiotics, may inadvertently affect human health by altering normal commensal transmission.

A human body is a lot more complex than a Petri dish, so simply because something kills germs on a Petri Dish doesn't mean we should eat it to prevent or treat an infection.

But they do have an immune system that's pretty similar to humans: dogs have white blood cells that fight infections, and they make antibodies to prevent disease, says Judy Morgan, a veterinarian and author of From Needles to Natural.

Lauric acid, a specific type of MCT in coconut oil, is known for its antimicrobial effects and is a huge component of human breast milk that helps prevent infections in newborn babies.

I practice primary care family medicine, and I also have special areas of interest in the immune system (linked to autoimmune diseases, skin conditions, chronic infections, and the human microbiome), and in helping first responders optimize their health to prevent conditions and challenges common to their jobs.

Even with all the data showing that it can help boost energy levels, cleanse the blood, heal digestive disorders, dissolve gallstones, treat infections, and prevent cancer, some health experts have been reluctant to recommend taking curcumin in medicinal doses until human clinical trials have been conducted.

Human cell growth increases to repair wounds and prevent infection.

Quammen's vital, in - depth inquiry into the fascinating if alarming facts about animal infections that sicken humans, such as Ebola, influenza, SARS, and AIDS, is aimed at helping prevent future pandemics.

Just like humans, animals need immunization shots to prevent infections from harmful and often fatal diseases.

To prevent reinfection or the spread of infection to humans or other pets, all areas that the cat has been in should be disinfected.

Like with human vaccinations, the H3N2 vaccine is not 100 % guaranteed to prevent infection but it drastically reduces the likelihood, and usually reduces the severity if infection does occur.

Good hygiene is essential to prevent both canine and human infection by tapeworms.

Just like human flu vaccines, the H3N2 vaccine may not completely prevent infection, but will make it less likely.

Like human flu shots, CIV vaccination may not prevent infection 100 %, but it may reduce the severity and duration of illness.

Antibiotics are well - known antimicrobial drugs that are used to prevent bacterial infections in humans and animals.

Hair loss, excessive scratching, flaking or visibly crawling insects should be seen by a veterinarian promptly to prevent secondary bacterial infections and spreading to other guinea pigs or humans.

It is usually used on minor cuts and scrapes to accelerate wound healing and prevent infection in humans, but it may be effective for dogs, too.

Just like human flu vaccines, the H3N2 CIV vaccine may not completely prevent infection but will make it less likely.

See your vet immediately for medication to treat ringworm, both for your dog's sake and to prevent the infection from spreading to others (humans, too) in your household.