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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Respiratory tract disease"”.
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Seasonal Variation in Desert Tortoise Immune Function
… populations may be negatively impacted by upper respiratory tract disease. To more fully understand the general impact of diseases in wild populations, a more complete knowledge of the factors that contribute to immunocompetence in this species is necessary. We analyzed minimal seasonal …
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Of Mice and Men and Cattle: Functions of the Pneumovirus Nonstructural Proteins NS1 and NS2 in Interferon Escape
Bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV), family Paramyxoviridae, subfamily Pneumovirinae, is a major etiological agent of respiratory tract disease in calves. A peculiarity of pneumoviruses is the presence of two unique nonstructural protein genes, NS1 and NS2. We show that both BRSV NS proteins …
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<em>Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae</em> ApxI and ApxII Toxin Regulation
… a highly contagious and often fatal respiratory tract disease of pigs. The Apx toxins are primary virulence factors of this pathogen, with Apxl and ApxII being produced by all highly virulent strains in North America. Further characterization of these hemolytic toxins is needed to …
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Patterns in the Presence of Respiratory Tract Mycoplasmas in Four Species of North American Tortoises
… agassizii and M. testudineum that cause upper respiratory tract disease (URTD) in some species of tortoises. Here, we sought to determine the presence and frequency of these bacteria among four North American tortoise species: Gopherus polyphemus (gopher tortoise), G. berlandieri (Texas …
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Investigating the Valley Fever – Environment Relationship in the Western U.S.
Valley fever, or coccidioidomycosis, is a disease caused by the Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii fungal species that dwell in the soil but can become airborne and infect a human or mammalian host through their respiratory tract. Disease rates in the western U.S. have significantly …
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The respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn : studies of blood gases and acid/base balance with the object of formulating principles of treatment
Respiratory failure accounts for a large, if not the largest, percentage of deaths during the first 48 hours of life. During the last ten years a great deal of research has been devoted to this early respiratory failure. The syndrome has been known by different names at different times; hyaline …
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Cloning and expression of the M-gene from the human coronavirus NL-63 in different expression systems
Respiratory tract infections are one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality across the world. This is especially true for infants, young children, the elderly and the immunocompromised. The strain placed on economies and health care systems of all countries by these diseases are …
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Modelling the transmission dynamics of RSV and the impact of routine vaccination
<b>Introduction:</b> Respiratory Syncytial Virus is the major viral cause of lower respiratory tract disease in young children worldwide, with the greatest burden of disease in infants aged 1-3 months. Consequently, vaccine development has centered on a vaccine to directly protect the infants in …