Essays about: "Disease transmission"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 150 essays containing the words Disease transmission.

  1. 21. Intergenerational Transmission of Health and Life span : An Exploration of an Association Between Parental Age-at-Death and Disease Outcomes in Offspring

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap

    Author : Anna Thalén; [2022]
    Keywords : Life span; intergenerational health; parental age-at-death; disease risk; longevity; hospitalization;

    Abstract : Parental and offspring life spans are modestly associated and a transmission of disease risk from parents to offspring has been proposed as a possible explanation. Using birth cohort data consisting of 86 168 offspring and their parents, the aim of this explorative study was to quantify and describe the association between parental age-at-death and risk of disease in offspring over a 33-year follow-up period. READ MORE

  3. 22. Förekomst av klinisk fotröta och Dichelobacter nodosus hos svenska slaktlamm

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Rebecka Albinsson; [2021]
    Keywords : fotröta; Dichelobacter nodosus; får;

    Abstract : Fotröta är en smittsam klövsjukdom hos får som har stor påverkan på djurhälsa och produktion. Sjukdomen ger en nekrotiserande inflammation i klövspaltshuden, som senare ger en underminering av klövens sulhorn. I de allvarligaste fallen kan sjukdomen leda till att klövkapseln lossnar. READ MORE

  4. 23. Detection of plant diseases in tomato leaves : With focus on providing explainability and evaluating user trust

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Nishanth Vijay; [2021]
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    Abstract : The transmission of diseases from unhealthy to healthy plants is one of the most disastrous threats to the agriculture industry. Diseases transferred spread like wild fire and have the potential to infest the whole farm if not detected early. READ MORE

  5. 24. Safety and Stability of Samples Stored on Filter Paper for Molecular Arbovirus Diagnosis

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi

    Author : Emelie Bringeland; [2021]
    Keywords : Arthropod-borne viruses arboviruses ; alphaviruses; flaviviruses; dengue virus DENV ; Japanese encephalitis virus JEV ; Tick-borne encephalitis virus TBEV ; Usutu virus USUV ; Zika virus ZIKV ; Flinders Technology Associates™ card FTA ; Biosafety; Vietnam;

    Abstract : Expanding urbanization, climate change, and population growth contribute to increased transmission and spread of arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses), many of which cause severe disease in humans. Pathogenic arboviruses include dengue, Zika, tick-borne encephalitis, and sindbis viruses, which together threaten more than half the global population. READ MORE

  6. 25. Förebyggande åtgärder och veterinärvård för hobbyfjäderfän : rutiner och behov bland djurägare

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Gabriella Fröberg Niklasson; [2021]
    Keywords : djurhälsa; fjäderfä; hobby; smittskydd; veterinär;

    Abstract : Förekomsten av hobbyfjäderfä har ökat i Sverige såväl som i övriga Europa och USA de senaste åren, men trots detta finns liten kunskap om flockarna. Det har gjorts ett begränsat antal studier för att öka kunskapen om demografi, utfodring, skötsel, smittskydd och välfärd samt de främsta skälen till att hålla hobbyfjäderfä. READ MORE