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leptospirosis is most often caused by exposure to contaminated water, but humans can also be infected through the mucous membranes or cuts in the skin. Symptoms vary widely and can include belly problems, chills, fever, jaundice, and headaches. But some infected people show no symptoms at all....
79 The switch to oral therapy, even in severely ill patients, may be facilitated by the use of quinolones because these agents are highly bioavailable and achieve the same serum levels with oral therapy as with intravenous therapy. There is controversy about the need for empirical therapy ...
“For those not previously infected by dengue virus, however, the analysis found that in the longer term, more cases of severe disease could occur following vaccination upon a subsequent dengue infection.” In other words, there were some people who wouldn’t be protected from dengue by Dengv...
Cultural practices are those that make the environment less suitable for pests by altering one or more of the environmental conditions they need to survive. Plowing, crop rotation, removal of infected plant material, cleaning greenhouse and tillage equipment and managing irrigation schedules can all b...
Rats and mice:As well as being generally unpleasant to have around the chicken house,rats and mice carry diseaseinto your flock. Contact with infected rodent faeces in urine and droppings can lead to your chickens contracting salmonellosis and leptospirosis - the cause of Weil's Disease in humans...
Noncore vaccinations protect against bordetella, leptospirosis, Lyme disease, and canine parainfluenza. Often, noncore vaccines are required for dogs who come into contact with other dogs, like before boarding, attending a puppy class, or leaving and entering the country. ...
Rats Are Little Geniuses By: Melanie Radzicki McManus People have been trying to get rid of rats for centuries but they're too smart for us. Steve Bronstein/Getty Images It's not by accident that there are so many rats all over the world. Despite our best efforts at eradicating them...
MCV4 (meningococal): The disease occurs when the spinal fluid and fluid around thebrainbecome infected. The symptoms of meningitis are high fever, headache and a very stiff neck. It can be viral or bacterial (bacterial is the most severe) and is sometimes contagious, depending on the bacte...
By: Alia Hoyt & Molly Edmonds Teenagers are seen wearing gloves after Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte announced a herd immunity plan on March 17, 2020 in The Hague, Netherlands. The herd immunity theory consists of having a large part of the population infected by the COVID-19 virus in ...