If a cat is heavily infested with ticks, the parasites can drink enough blood to cause anemia (severe blood loss). Additionally, if your cat brings ticks into the house, your family members could be exposed to Lyme disease and other diseases that ticks can transmit if they bite people. Ticks can transmit a disease called cytauxzoonosis (pronounced sight-oh-zo-uh-nosis) to cats. 1  This disease causes serious illness and even death in infected cats. Cytauxzoonosis is actually caused by two parasites.
Genetic changes in human populations occur too slowly to be responsible for the obesity epidemic. Nevertheless, the variation in how people respond to the environment that promotes physical inactivity and intake of high-calorie foods suggests that genes do play a role in the development of obesity.
What is arsenic? 2. Where does environmental arsenic come from? 3. What are the levels of exposure to arsenic? 4. What happens to arsenic in the body? 5. What are the effects of arsenic on laboratory animals? 6. What are the effects of arsenic on the environment? 7. What are the effects of arsenic on human health? 7.1 Can arsenic cause cancer and skin changes? 7.2 What other health problems can arsenic cause? 7.1 Can arsenic cause cancer and skin changes? Long-term exposure to arsenic in drinking water can cause cancer in the skin, lungs, bladder and kidney.