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    Skin Diseases

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    CHAPTER 6 Smallpox: A Primer Brenda J. McEleney Smallpox‚ is a virus that plagued humanity for millennia. It was the first and only disease ever intentionally eradicated from the face of this planet‚ a scourge defeated in a remarkable‚ never-before-attempted campaign of generosity and cooperation by the nations of the world. Its eradication was a triumphant symbol of science and dogged persistence winning over nature. Moreover‚ its eradication was a gift of man to all mankind. Yet‚ is it possible

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    Batten's Disease

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    Batten’s Disease People cease to exist each and every day. With every passing minute‚ over one hundred people breathe their last and depart from this world. Death comes by many means: deprivation of food‚ war‚ epidemic‚ disease‚ and old age. Diseases are accountable for death in many people. A prominent family of ailments is neurological disorders. Batten disease is one subset of neurological disorders. Battens assaults its victims in the childhood years and eventually takes their lives

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    Huntingtons Disease

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    In one to three percent of Huntingtons Disease patients‚ have no family history of HD (HuntingtonsDisease1). Huntington’s disease is a very inconvenient and frustrating disease‚ scientists are trying to create treatments and a cure for Huntington’s disease. The one problem with finding a cure is the lack of funding‚ with your help though‚ there is hope. HD dose not have a cure‚ but knowing what it is‚ the history‚ current treatment‚ may help scientists find a cure and provide more funding for research

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    Wilsons Disease

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    Wilson’s Disease is a genetic disorder that is fatal unless detected and treated before serious illness develops from copper poisoning. Wilson’s Disease affects one in thirty thousand people world wide. The genetic defect causes excessive copper accumulation. Small amounts of copper are essential as vitamins. Copper is present in most foods‚ and most people get much more than they need. Healthy people excrete copper they don’t need‚ but Wilson’s Disease patients cannot

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    Alzheimer's Disease

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    Alzheimer’s Disease Specific Purpose: To help my audience understand what Alzheimer’s Disease is. Thesis Statement: The need to educate people on Alzheimer’s Disease for family members or friends in-case a loved one is diagnosed. Introduction: A. What would one do if their family member or friend knew of someone who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease? What would they do to help or take care of this family member? Well‚ I work in a nursing home with the elderly with this disease every day

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    Communicable Diseases

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    Communicable Disease Communicable diseases have been a plague on mankind since the beginning of history. Communicable diseases can instill fear‚ panic‚ and public outrage. The outcry for communicable disease control‚ prevention‚ and eradication has been the driving force behind physicians and organizations. Understanding the communicable disease‚ the origin‚ the causation behind the spread of the disease‚ and how to prevent further spread of the communicable disease is the intent of these physicians

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    Circulatory Diseases

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    Circulatory Diseases Directions: Complete the T-Chart Below. Select 10 diseases from this website: http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/organ/circulatory_system.htm List the disease‚ and write a short summary of what the disease entails. Circulatory Disease Disease Description • Behcet’s Disease: A type of vasculitis in which there is chronic inflammation of the blood vessels in the body. This can lead to aneurysms in the lungs‚ blindness‚ and meningitis. • Moyamoya

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    Cjd Disease

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    CJD Disease The Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease is a rare brain disorder that is fatal. Reseachers find about one case of CJD disease per million each year.CJD can effect anyone‚ this disease effects both males and females of different ethnic groups usually between the ages of 50-75 .This disease causes progressive dementia and neuromuscular problems. Researchers still don’t know for sure what agent causes the Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease‚ it is a topic that has been debated about. It was first thought

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    Is Addiction A Disease

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    Some say addiction is a disease not a choice‚ what do you think? With addiction there is no physiological malfunction in the brain. Addiction is a choice; in the moment. It is not a disease like cancer or diabetes. Addiction is not a disease that comes unexpected‚ it is what you choose to do‚ it is a choice. Addiction is chosen not by the brain does it come unexpectedly. “In a true disease‚ some part of the body is in a state of abnormal physiological functioning‚ and this causes the undesirable

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    Alzheimers Disease

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    cells are failing. Many people confuse Alzheimer’s disease with dementia. Dementia is a set of symptoms that include problem solving‚ reasoning skills and memory loss while Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive disorder that is usually characterized by considerable dysfunctions in cognition‚ functionality‚ and behavior (Sabbagh et al.‚ 2011). Researchers have discovered changes that take place in the brains of those who have Alzheimer’s disease that may cause the memory loss and decline in other

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