Huntington disease Background‚ Etiology‚ & Epidemiology In the late 19th century‚ a physician by the name of George Huntington published the first paper detailing the clinical presentation of a neurological disorder that would come to bear his name. Although Huntington was the first to suggest genetic transmission of Huntington disease (HD)‚ it wasn’t until 1993 that the specific mutation responsible for this disease was discovered.1 Huntington disease is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by
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2013 Clara Anne Lim DBS/FT/1B/21 5/10/2013 Hand Foot Mouth Disease: An Overview Hand Foot Mouth Disease: An Overview Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2 2. What HFMD is 2 2.1. Definition 2 2.2. Victims 2 2.3. Symptoms 2 2.4. Impact 2 3. How it is spread 3 4. Treatment and Prevention 3 5. Conclusion 3 6. References 4 1. Introduction This report discusses what Hand‚ Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) is‚ how it is spread as well as the precautions one should
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Tay-Sachs Disease Tay-Sachs disease is a rare inherited autosomal recessive disorder first discovered in 1881. It is a disease that is found in many populations‚ but commonly affects the populations of the Ashkenazi Jews. The disorder is caused when there is an absence of enzyme called beta hexosaminase A that is found on chromosome 15. The most common mutation occurs in mostly 80 percent of Tay-Sachs patients is the four base pair addition (TATC) on exon 11 and a G to C inversion
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as you see them. Author: MARIANA DUMITRIU Tutor: ALAN DAVIDSON Course Code: BOURN1S Bournemouth‚ March 2012 This essay will aim to compile the hypnotherapy approaches in the treatment of the autoimmune diseases. I have a personal interest in this area‚ which prompted me to research this particularly growing medical group. The first chapter will be dedicated to the general medical knowledge about these conditions. The second chapter will refer to the practical
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Disease is any condition that adversely affects the function of any part of a living thing. Health is the wellbeing of the organism. All our body functions‚ which are under the control of our genes‚ work together to maintain health. Difficulties in determining health and disease: Disease can cover a wide range of conditions including minor conditions‚ such as a cut finger or an ant bite‚ as well as the more obvious diseases like cancers. Health varies on a daily basis and is not just the absence
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Reasons for communicable diseases When someone contracts a communicable disease‚ it can spread very quickly to other people around then if precautions aren’t put into place in order to protect you and the people around you. There are three reasons that communicable diseases are spread from one person to another‚ the three reasons are; • Ignorance • Economic cost • Lack of education One reason that communicable diseases spread from one person to another is because of ignorance. Many people that
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A profile of HUNTINGTON ’S DISEASE Huntington ’s disease is an inherited degenerative neurological disease that leads to dementia. It is a disorder of the basal ganglia causing progressive motor incoordination‚ abnormal involuntary movements (chorea)‚ and intellectual decline. Clinical features and Symptoms: Huntington ’s disease usually causes movement‚ cognitive and psychiatric disorders with a wide spectrum of signs and symptoms. Which symptoms appear first varies greatly
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Chronic Kidney Disease BIO 105‚ sec M02 Prof. Palanca Ayo Powell (Term Paper) 3/25/12 The Kidney is one of the most important organs in the human body. Its primary function is the removal of waste & toxins from the blood stream. So if the kidney stopped working correctly and is no longer able to properly function that would lead to serious problems. Blood is no longer being cleaned. The waste and the toxins aren’t being removed. Instead it’s all building up in the blood stream causing
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Foot and Mouth Disease GE 1092 English Composition IA Abstract Hand‚ foot and mouth disease is a viral infection‚ usually caused by Coxsackievirus A. It’s highly contagious and spreads through coughing‚ sneezing‚ sneezes‚ and even contact with infected stools. Hand‚ foot and mouth disease is common in children but rare in healthy adults. Most adults are immune to the virus because they had contact with it as a child. Early symptoms of hand‚ foot and mouth disease include a fever and
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Chapter 6-Bones and Skeletal Tissue For this assignment‚ please read the chapter and answer the questions below. Please type your answers in red or blue color. Please note that points may be deducted if answers are not submitted in these colors. Type your answer in the spaces provided below: Skeletal System: Describe each of the following functions of the Skeletal System i. support- To provide structural support for the entire body. ii. protection- surrounds soft tissue‚ fused bones of the
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