Sentences with phrase «severe lung infections»

Toxic molds, such as black mold, can cause everything from headaches, to cancer, to severe lung infections and even depression.

The indoor air pollution from these fires causes blindness, asthma and severe lung infections that kill a million women and young children every year.

At one end of the spectrum, thick mucus derailed the function of the body: It blocked the pancreas from delivering enzymes needed for food digestion and absorption, resulting in malnutrition, and also caused severe lung infections, often killing children by age 5.

Artificial lungs could be a stopgap for people recovering from severe lung infections or waiting for a transplant.

The bacteria, Burkholderia cenocepacia, are highly antibiotic resistant and cause severe lung infections in people with cystic fibrosis.

She continued to cough, couldn't gain weight and ultimately developed a severe lung infection requiring heavy - duty antibiotics.

«Without these drugs, the whales were at risk of dying from severe lung infection,» said Micah Brodsky, VMD, the veterinarian at the Marine Mammal Conservancy who requested the antibiotics.

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The most common complications that lead to ongoing disability include intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) or bleeding in the brain, asphyxia or a lack of oxygen to the brain, severe jaundice, hypoglycemia or a low blood sugar level, severe infections, long - term use of ventilation, and chronic lung disease known as bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD)

These findings suggest that targeting NFAT activity might be a useful way to ameliorate lung injury in severe streptococcal infections.

Once limited to burn wounds, P. aeruginosa now causes severe hospital - acquired infections and persistent lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients.

While HAP typically is a less - severe infection, half of patients have serious complications, including respiratory failure, fluid in the lungs, septic shock and kidney failure.

In addition, low levels of PD1 in the lungs of influenza - virus - infected mice were associated with severe infection and highly pathogenic viruses, such as H5N1.

After nestling inside the human lung, they can cause a severe infection that, if not treated with antibiotics, kills 90 % of those it infects.

The use of immune suppression in the treatment of autoimmune disorders and other diseases needs to be better individualised to prevent undue impairment of lung defences and severe secondary infections.

Klebsiella pneumoniae causes severe lung and bloodstream infections that are difficult to treat due to multidrug resistance.

Some victims may contract a second infection while already battling the flu, like pneumonia (an infection of the air sacs of the lungs), which can be severe enough to lead to organ failure and ultimately death, Dr. Salber says.

Plus, I had been put on copious amounts of Antibiotics after a severe Eye and Lung infection from contaminated water in a rural living environment.

The lungs should be black; if they are white it may show a severe infection, fluid, scarring etc... Other infections are possible, but you would need to speak with your Veterinarian to discuss viral infections and to walk through a physical examination looking for other symptoms.

Frequently, these patients have an upper respiratory infection, however, we can and do see pets that have a more severe infection involving the lungs (ie pneumonia).

Left untreated, heartworm infection can lead to severe lung disease, heart failure, organ damage and death.

Heartworm disease is an infestation of a parasitic worm (Dirofilaria immitus) that initially lodges in the lungs but with severe enough infections can back - up through the heart, where it gets it's name.

In severe infections, the worms disrupt heart function and blood flow, and can even damage the dog's lungs, liver and kidneys.

But in some cases, including dogs that are high risk, more severe outcomes can happen.11 In a clinical study of Dog Flu involving experimentally infected dogs with no secondary infections, every dog developed lung lesions (pneumonia) by the study's end.3

There are a few different causes for a dog coughing up blood which may include severe respiratory infections, vascular disorders (in the lungs) or blood from the upper respiratory tract dripping in the back of the throat causing cough and possibly gagging as well.

The clinical presentation of feline heartworm disease has recently been redefined as Heartworm Associated Respiratory Disease (HARD), an infection that can often lead to severe lung disease and sudden death.

Heartworm infection often leads to severe lung disease and heart failure and can damage other organs in the body as well.

When severe, your dog could be a risk of developing pneumonia — bacterial infection in the lungs — and that could become deadly, too.