certain hormones. The adrenal glands do not produce enough cortisol and more often than not‚ insufficient amounts of aldosterone. Autoimmune disease can be attributed to approximately 70 percent of the cause for Addison’s disease. The autoimmune system mistakenly attacks the adrenal glands and kills the outer layer of the gland. Examples of these types of autoimmune diseases are HIV‚ tuberculosis and some fungal infections. Cancer Cells can also cause damage to the adrenal gland. There is secondary
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The term pneumonia is applied to many pulmonary infections which are most often caused by bacteria. Pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common and is referred to as typical pneumonia. Atypical pneumonia is caused by other microorganisms such as fungi‚ protozoa‚ and viruses. The difference between them were discovered in 1883 by Friedlander and Talamon. Streptococcus pneumoniae was first discovered by Pasteur who isolated it from saliva in a person who had rabies in 1881. Depending
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childhood disease occurring to children age of 2 until 10 years old. There are several factors that cause scarlet fever in children. Firstly‚ children who get scarlet fever because of an infection from a bacterium called exotoxin-producing group A beta-hemolytic streptococci (GABHS)‚ notably Streptococcus pyogenic. This bacterium will release of a particular toxin that responsible for the characteristics scarlet-coloured rash seen with scarlet fever. In the majority of cases‚ scarlet fever occurs as a result
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Delos Reyes‚ Donnaliza S. September 24‚ 2013 BSPT 13 Ms. Mae Maghari Escherichia coli is a Gram-negative bacillus that is found in the GI tract of all humans. The strains and sero types of E. coli that are part of the indigenous microflora of the GI tract are opportunistic pathogens. They usually cause no harm while in the GI tract‚ but have the potential to cause serious infections if they gain access to the bloodstream‚ the urinary bladder or a wound.
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Attempts to distinguish T1D cases from those with T2D have also resulted in a proposed new disease classification‚ Latent Autoimmune Disease of Adults (LADA) (Leslie et al.‚ 2008). However‚ over this past decade‚ the lack of firm diagnostic criteria for LADA‚ taken together with other notions (e.g.‚ genetic similarity between those with T1D and the so-called LADA patients)‚ have dramatically decreased‚ but not eliminated‚ enthusiasm for adopting this presumed “new” disease entity as a novel category
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that can potentially affect all of the systems of the body. This disease can often be seen along with other autoimmune disorders. SLE is characterized by the antibodies of a patient beginning to attack normal healthy cells. “The Lupus Foundation of America estimates that 1.5 million Americans‚ and at least five million people worldwide‚ have a form of lupus‚” The Lupus Foundation of America (2015). It is often difficult and can take up
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What Is Sickle Cell Anemia? Sickle cell anemia (uh-NEE-me-uh) is the most common form of sickle cell disease (SCD). SCD is a serious disorder in which the body makes sickle-shaped red blood cells. “Sickle-shaped” means that the red blood cells are shaped like a crescent. Normal red blood cells are disc-shaped and look like doughnuts without holes in the center. They move easily through your blood vessels. Red blood cells contain an iron-rich protein called hemoglobin (HEE-muh-glow-bin). This protein
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rheumatoid arthritis‚ is an autoimmune disorder‚ which means the body’s immune system attacks healthy cells‚ and ankylosing spondylitis‚ is actually thought to be a genetic condition. Other common rheumatic diseases include: Fibromyalgia: Disease that attacks the muscles and tendons that support the joints. Can cause stiffness‚ pain‚ chronic fatigue‚ and sleep disturbances‚ and tends to affect women more commonly than
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Case Study 1: Anemia Donna Ishay Grand Canyon University Pathophysiology and Nursing management of Clients Health 410-V Professor Kathleen Ellis June 8‚ 2015 . Anemia is the most common blood condition affecting over 3 million people in the United States. It is a medical condition where the red blood cell count or the hemoglobin count is below normal and there are no enough healthy red blood cells to carry adequate oxygen to the tissues. The normal level of hemoglobin in male and females are different
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A Case of Iron Deficiency Anemia Jennifer Brown‚ Clara Ozoigbo‚ Shanahan Arisa‚ Ndidi Uchegbu March 22‚ 2015 Anatomy and Physiology II 2402- 43002 Eastfield Community College Abstract Delores Welborn is a 28-year-old attorney living in Portland‚ Oregon. Delores is in the second trimester of pregnancy with her first child‚ and though her pregnancy had been progressing normally‚ recently she has noticed that she tires very easily and is short of breath from even the slightest exertion. She also
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