Sentences with phrase «through animal bites»

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Even without an animal bitten, rabies can be transferred through saliva and enter the human body through cuts, wounds, or the mucus membrane of the eyes, for instance, said Peter Tripi, senior public health sanitarian with the Erie County Health Department.

Rabies (and rabies virus, its causative agent) is usually transmitted through the bite of an infected animal into muscle tissue of the new host.

It can be spread to humans in the same manner as animals — through the bite of an infected mosquito.

Not long afterward, however, a pack of wolves discovered the body, tore through several layers of plastic wrap, and chewed the shriveled animal to bits.

There, researchers collected mosquitoes and then determined which animals the mosquitoes were biting through animal DNA in the mosquito's gut.

The rabies virus, transmitted largely through the bites of infected animals, has evolved over thousands of years to hijack nerve cells, which it uses to climb from infected muscle tissue into the brain.

But the good news is that, if the disease is spread only through bites, keeping infected animals away from healthy populations might be enough to save them.

Think about it: Rabies is transmitted through bites (from animals, of course, not un-dead humans), and rabies symptoms, especially once the disease has progressed, do sound zombie-esque — confusion, agitation, hyperactivity, and sometimes partial paralysis.

Unsuspecting humans and animals walking through woodlands and brushy areas may be bitten by a tick and never know it.

In an extended sequence a 30 - foot long wolf and a huge gorilla begin destroying a major city as people evacuate by bus and on foot; the animals toss several vehicles off the road, into walls, and demolish a bus and several skyscrapers as we hear crashing metal (no one is in any of the smashed cars or the bus); the wolf jumps into the air and bites a helicopter in half as men and women run through the streets, screaming and the wolf extends flying - squirrel type wings and slides from a building to the ground.

So overall, yes the visuals of the African wilderness are majestic, historically it all looks really solid, the animals are generally solid, but things do tend to get a bit fake and daft looking when it involves bounding through the jungle trees, fighting apes and generally doing any Indy type stuff.

The rabies virus attacks the brain and central nervous system and is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected animal.

When a mosquito bites the animal, it transmits infected larvae through the bite wound.

Rabies virus: This deadly viral infection most commonly spreads through bite wounds, but can also be transmitted to any mammal by exposure of an open wound to the saliva of an infected animal.

The Compendium advises, «The virus is usually transmitted from animal to animal through bites.

Overprotective owners, and dogs that have passed through animal shelters or through the hands of several owners are often fear - biters.

Rabies is a viral illness that is mainly transmitted through a bite from an infected animal.

It is required by law that all cats, dogs, and ferrets are vaccinated for this disease, as it is easily transmitted through bites and contact with body fluids of affected animals.

These bacteria are transmitted from one animal to another through the bites of particular types of ticks (e.g., deer or Ixodes ticks).

«Heartworm is incredibly common in the Southern states, but is found throughout the U.S. Dogs, and also cats and a few other animals, are infected through the bite of a mosquito,» she said.

When the carrier mosquito then bites a second animal, the tiny worms make their way into a new host through the bite wound and then into the animal's cardiovascular system.

It is through the bite that the heartworm infects the animal, and grows to full maturation.

Horses can be exposed to rabies through the bite of infected animals, commonly bats, raccoons, foxes and skunks.

All table and chair legs will, for sure, get bite marks on them, and anything that can be swallowed will be devoured without munching, so it's potentially risky for the animal as anything swallowed that can not be digested will be extracted through surgery.

Dogs can become infected by exposure to contaminated water (both through ingestion or contact with mucous membranes or broken skin), exposure to urine from an infected animal (e.g. contaminated food, bedding, soil, etc.), bite wounds, and ingestion of tissues from infected animals.

The virus is most commonly contracted through a bite wound from an infected animal.

Other possible job hazards include exposure to corrosive chemicals and cleaning agents, exposure to feral and vicious animals, to animals with an unknown health history and therefore, exposure to zoonotic diseases through the use of hypodermic needles, animal bites and scratches, airborne transmission, and physical contact.

When the infected mosquito bites another susceptible animal, the larvae are deposited onto the animal's skin and enter the animal through the opening in the skin caused by the mosquito bite.

Because spay / neuter often reduces the tendency to fight with other animals, it also protects your pet from fight - related injuries and from dangerous viruses spread through bite wounds.

When the infected mosquito bites another dog or cat or a disease - prone wild animal, the infective worms are then transferred to the animal through the mosquito bite wound.

After infection by the rabies virus, the bitten animal may go through one or all of several stages.

Transmitted through the saliva of an infected animal, bite wounds are the most common method of infection, but any contact with saliva to an open wound or sore can cause infection.

The disease is transmitted through a bite from an infected animal, or any transfer of saliva which contains the virus.Rabies has been effectively controlled in the dog and cat population through vaccination.

When the mosquito bites another dog, cat, or wild animal, the infected larvae are deposited onto the surface of the animal's skin and enter the new host through the mosquito's bite wound.

Additionally, since FIV is primarily spread from cat - to - cat (never cat - to - human, as some thought) through deep bite wound, if we stuck to our philosophy of only rescuing / housing friendly / social animals, there was very little worry that the virus would be transmitted to other cats.

R. rickettsii is transmitted from animal to animal through the bite of the American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) and the Rocky Mountain spotted fever tick (hence the catchy name) Dermacentor andersoni.

Williams, of animal control, said a rabid raccoon captured last Tuesday was so vicious it broke off its teeth trying to bite through the metal cage of a department truck.

«I am spending 24 hours at Cape Ann Animal Aid on November 11 - 12 to experience a bit of what a shelter animal goes through when he (or she) comes from a home and family.&Animal Aid on November 11 - 12 to experience a bit of what a shelter animal goes through when he (or she) comes from a home and family.&animal goes through when he (or she) comes from a home and family.»

The question is... is it possible that a stray cat or some other animal could break through the enclosure and bite or scratch your kitty?

When a mosquito bites an infected animal, it picks up these worms and when it bites another animal, the worms enter through the bite wound.

Some of these diseases can be transmitted through casual contact with objects or infected animals, and others require something more direct, such as a bite wound.

After that, the mosquito bites another dog, cat or other susceptible animal, and the infective larvae enter through the bite wound.

However, infected animals, such as cats, dogs, foxes, skunks, bats and farm animals can also transmit rabies through a bite or contact with saliva.

Leptospirosis is transmitted between animals through infected urine, bite wounds, and ingestion of infected tissue.

Like fleas, ticks can feed off an animal's bloodstream and also deliver diseases through their mouths when biting through the animal's skin.

This is a virus which can only be transmitted through a bite which breaks the skin or comes in contact with bodily fluids of an infected animal.

Rabies is transmitted through a bite by an infected animal.

Low - hanging Christmas lights are a burning hazard, and animals can get tangled in them or shocked if they bite through the wire.

The $ 300 million includes the cost of animal vaccination programs, rabies surveillance and treatment of people exposed to rabies through the bite of an unvaccinated companion animal or wildlife.

Rabies is a fatal disease is spread to humans and their pets through the bite of an infected animal.