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Diseases of the Respiratory Tract of Chelonians

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice, 2000
Diseases of the respiratory tract commonly occur in captive chelonians, and several diseases also have occurred in wild chelonians. Infectious causes include viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites. Herpesviruses have surfaced as important pathogens of the oral cavity and respiratory tract in Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanii), spur-thighed tortoise
Origgi, F, Jacobson, E R
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Kinins and respiratory tract diseases

European Respiratory Journal, 1993
Bradykinin and related kinins are peptidic hormones, formed in tissues and fluids during inflammation. Various functional sites have been proposed as mediators of the biological effects of kinins, including the B1, B2 and B3 receptors. The existence of the B1 and the B2 receptor has largely been confirmed, whilst that of the B3 receptor is ...
A, Trifilieff, A, Da Silva, J P, Gies
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Fungal diseases of the respiratory tract

Folia Microbiologica, 2002
The proportion of Candida and non-Candida species in the clinical material from patients with respiratory-tract diseases was determined. C. albicans was isolated in 102 cases. An additional 89 strains of yeasts, isolated in association with respiratory diseases, belonged to 10 non-albicans Candida spp. and Cryptococcus spp.
E, Dorko, E, Pilipcinec, L, Tkáciková
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Parasitic diseases of the respiratory tract

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, 2006
The human pulmonary system can be affected by a variety of parasites. This review focuses on the most common parasitic infestations involving the lung, except for protozoon disease.In many parasitic lung conditions, the clinical manifestations and the imaging findings are non-specific and can make diagnosis challenging.
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Lower Respiratory Tract Disease

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, 1996
Lower respiratory tract disease is an important source of poor performance and exercise intolerance in racehorses and middle-aged sport horses. Horses that perform high-intensity exercise are predisposed to development of infectious and noninfectious respiratory disease.
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Virus Disease of the Respiratory Tract

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1958
When man considers his environment he should not be surprised that respiratory infections are common. Certainly the respiratory tract represents a portal of entry over which we do not have too much control. Usually we can forego a meal which does not appeal to us or one which we find offensive or suspect of being polluted.
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Feline Respiratory Tract Disease in Louisiana

American Journal of Veterinary Research, 1980
SUMMARY An investigation of feline respiratory tract disease (frd) was made involving 65 affected cats (group 1) and 65 control cats (group 2) matched for age, sex, and residence. Feline calicivirus strains (fcv), feline herpesvirus-1 (fhv-1), or both, were isolated from 59% of group 1 cats and from 7% of group 2 cats. Isolation of these viruses showed
S, Bech-Nielsen, R W, Fulton, H U, Cox, J D, Hoskins, J B, Malone, R K, McGrath   +5 more
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EPIDEMIOLOGY OF UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES

Journal of the American Medical Association, 1951
In this portion of the panel I shall discuss the epidemiological aspects which have a bearing on the therapy and prevention of upper respiratory tract diseases. Many efforts have been made to prevent upper respiratory tract diseases by immunization and by attempts to break the chain of transmission.
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Virus Diseases of the Respiratory Tract

Medical Clinics of North America, 1950
T M, DURANT, C R, SHUMAN
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Diseases of the Respiratory Tract in Alcoholics

1974
“The following diseases are the usual consequences of the habitual use of ardent spirits—Hoarseness and a husky cough, which often terminates in consumption, and sometimes in an acute and fatal disease of the lungs” (Rush, 1943–1944).
Harold A. Lyons, Alan Saltzman
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