causes it. Some doctors think that the brain may not be able to process information correctly. Genetic factors appear to play a role‚ as people who have family members with schizophrenia may be more likely to get the disease themselves. Some researchers believe that events in a person ’s environment may trigger schizophrenia. For example‚ problems during intrauterine development (infection) and birth may increase the risk for developing schizophrenia later in life. Psychological and social factors
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Psychology Assignment 4 PASS Terminal disease is made up of two words‚ Terminal and Disease. Terminal basically means end or pertaining to the end or extremity and diseases means illness. Terminal disease is defines as those diseases that cannot ever be cured or adequately treated and for that reason‚ it is likely to cause death to the patient in a relatively short time. The terminal illness that I have chosen to research is Coronary Heart Disease. This is the result of plaque build-up in your
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Running head: Inherited disease The Possibility of Inherited Diseases SC235-03: General Biology I – Human Perspectives Professor Frank Jenkins The Possibility of Inherited Diseases Our bodies are made up of cells and within those cells hold our unique DNA and genetic make-up called genes. Genes are made up of strings of DNA and contain the directions that our bodies use to make the millions of proteins our bodies use (Ireland‚ 2010). Our genes are further organized into something
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known as S. typhimurium‚ is a Gram-negative‚ rod-shaped‚ flagellated‚ facultative anaerobe microorganism. S. typhimurium can be found in animal feces and raw contaminated foods such as poultry‚ beefs‚ sea foods‚ tainted fruits and vegetables (3‚ 5). Some of the vectors of S .typhimurium are birds‚ reptiles‚ and aquatic vertebrates (5). After the consumption of the bacterium‚ S. typhimurium is found living and growing in the mammalian GI tract. People who are more likely to be infected with S. typhimurium
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people developed to try to explain the origins of disease? Through the years‚ the spread of diseases developed around the word. Many people didn’t understand what the cause of disease‚ so they believed evil spirits was the cause of sickness. These people use multiple of methods to find a cure as they: prayed to God‚ visited witch doctors to do spells‚ and special ritual dances to find a cure. People created these theories to explain human disease for millennia. Even the Greek physician Hippocrates
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Heart Disease and Stroke Essay Every year‚ 17.1 million lives are taken away due to tobacco use‚ an unhealthy diet‚ and physical inactivity. Factors which lead all lead to cardiovascular diseases‚ the world’s largest killer. Cardiovascular diseases affect all ages and gender; however‚ it is more perceptible in low and middle income countries‚ where more than 80% off cardiovascular related deaths occur. By the year 2030‚ approximately 23.6 million people will parish due to cardiovascular diseases
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Osteoporosis is a bone disease that happens when you lose too much bone‚ make to little or both. As a result of this‚ your bones become weak and may break from a minor fall or‚ in serious cases‚ even from simple actions‚ such as sneezing or bumping into the couch. The term Osteoporosis means “porous bone”. If you look at a healthy bone under a microscope‚ you’ll see that parts of it look like a honeycomb. If you have osteoporosis‚ the holes and spaces in the “honeycomb” are much bigger that if the
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DISEASE SPECIFIC INFORMATION DISEASE/DEFINITION Thrombocytopenia- a reduction of platelets below 150‚000/uL PATHOPHYSIOLOGY Thrombocytopenia can result from decreased production of platelets within the bone marrow or from increased destruction or consumption of platelets. Causes include: failure of production as a result of certain anemia’s‚ septicemia‚ and cytotoxic medications. Platelet disorders can be inherited (e.g.‚ Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome)‚ but the vast majority are acquired. A common
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! Pathophysiology Research Paper - Parkinson’s Disease 7/20/13 ! Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder second to Alzheimer’s disease in prevalence (1). PD is marked by rigidity‚ a tremor at rest‚ unstable posture‚ and bradykinesia. Incident rates of PD increase with age the earliest occurring around 40 years with a significant increase after 60 years (7). Approximately 1 in 272 people have PD in the United States though it is believed that there are many undiagnosed
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The Disease of Drug Addiction Joanne Frye HSER 340 Abstract Addiction is a chronic‚ often relapsing brain disease that causes compulsive seeking and use of addictive substances despite harmful consequences to the addicted individual and to those around him or her. Introduction Dramatic advances in science over the past 20 years have shown that drug addiction is a chronic relapsing disease that results from the prolonged effects of drugs on the brain. (Leshner‚ 1997) It is considered a
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