Sentences with phrase «widespread outbreak»

The academies added that more cooperation is needed to cut the risk of widespread outbreaks of infectious diseases.

Zika was known for 60 years as a mild virus that appeared sporadically, but since 2007, two troubling shifts have taken place, Dye said: Zika virus now results in widespread outbreaks of hundreds or thousands of cases, and it is associated with neurological disorders like microcephaly and Guillain - Barre syndrome, a disorder in which the body's immune system attacks the nerves.

Viruses and parasites pose a threat to the blood supply as evidenced by the recent widespread outbreaks of Chikungunya and Zika viruses.

My heart empathized with Mary Mallon's fear and anger when she was pursued and quarantined as a public health danger, but my head told me that Dr. Soper had to do all he could to avoid widespread outbreaks of typhoid fever (Helen S).

Prompt diagnostic testing is the only way to confirm a parvo diagnosis, and early recognition and response to infected animals in the population remains one of the key tools shelters have for limiting widespread outbreaks.

What that means is while severe thunderstorms and some tornadoes are possible in the Plains this week, the weaker wind flow aloft may keep this episode from reaching a full - fledged, widespread outbreak [of tornadoes] that May is so notorious for.

A report released in 2012 by the National Wildlife Federation's Climate Education Program and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation predicted a steep rise in mental and social disorders resulting from climate change - related events in the coming years, including depression and anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, suicide and widespread outbreaks of violence.

Zucker is also requiring local health officials to develop their own Zika action plans to be used in the case of a widespread outbreak.

There was no widespread outbreak of panic across the United States in response to Orson Welles» 1938 radio adaptation of H.G. Wells» The War of the Worlds.

As vaccine stockpile grows, a better formulation could also bolster response to widespread outbreak

In this widespread outbreak, Oregon seemed to be a lucky outlier.

And if you've hiked in the Rockies since 2009, you've likely hiked through a dead and dying forest, felled by a widespread outbreak of the mountain pine beetle.

«The introduction of one Zika virus leading to a widespread outbreak may seem surprising.

This virus first reached the United States in late 2006; fortunately, experts think that chances of a widespread outbreak are slim.

The bacterial spores contaminate the environment to infect other hamsters, quickly leading to a widespread outbreak.

I was out chasing this weekend in the Plains with my graduate students and the interesting thing was the lack of a widespread outbreak in favor of a few mighty ones.

Perhaps there should be an investigation of the drinking water in the community to see what suddenly caused the widespread outbreak of such a rare condition.