Sentences with phrase «shed infective»
Although mature dogs may shed the infective stage of the parasite (oocyst) from time to time in their stool, it almost never causes disease symptoms in these animals.
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Additionally problematic is that an exposed dog will shed the infective organisms and is contagious for two days prior to when the coughing starts, making it difficult to identify a carrier before the disease is spread.
Cats are infected by eating mice.The organisms develop in their body and are passed in the feces.Cats shed these infective organisms for only a short period (a few weeks) of their lives.
Remember that even once he's gotten well, he may continue to shed infective virus for some time.
However, once born, the puppy is frequently exposed to his mother's feces, and if the mother is shedding the infective cysts in her feces, then the young animals will likely ingest them and coccidia will develop within the young animal's intestines.
Similarly both viruses can result in chronic carrier states where the cat may be free of clinical signs — in other words, appear outwardly healthy, but is shedding infective virus1.
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Contaminated hairs and skin debris shed into the environment remain infective for over a year, and act as a reservoir for reinfection.
Raccoon roundworm eggs are very hardy and remain infective in the soil for years after being shed in the stool.
«Horse owners naturally tend to focus on treating the horse with the summer sore infection, but infective Habronema larvae are likely being shed by other, outwardly healthy horses in the same environment,» Dr. Voris said.
Unfortunately, dermatophyte - infected hairs can remain infective for up to several months, necessitating environmental clean - up of shed hairs,» Patterson explained.
The parasite Toxoplasma gondii is shed in cat feces, and the oocysts (similar to fertilized eggs) can remain infective in the soil for long periods.
Oocysts must sporulate before becoming infective, therefore are not infectious until 48 hours post shedding.