Lyme disease Research Paper Every year 300‚000 people in the United States are diagnosed with Lyme disease. That’s about the number of people living in Tampa‚ Florida! Lyme disease is a disease that was only discovered about 30 years ago‚ so it is not very old. It also comes with an unusual symptom‚ but Lyme disease is treatable easily with antibiotics or an alternative treatment. This disease is also being studied all over the country. We are still researching to find out more about this interesting
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person who is heterozygous for a recessive disease and therefore does not display the phenotype (disease). They are called carriers because although they are phenotypically normal with regard to the disorder‚ they can transmit the recessive allele to their offspring. They are heterozygotes and normal (Rr) DISEASES a. Recessively Inherited Disorders Tay-Sachs disease * Inherited disorder in humans where the brain cells of a child with the disease cannot metabolize certain lipids because
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Maple Sugar Urine Disease Classic Maple Sugar Urine Disease or MSUD is a genetic amino acid disorder in which body isn’t able to break down the amino acids found in proteins such as leucine‚ isoleucine and valine. MSUD is also referred to as branched chain ketoaciduria. BCKADs or Branched-Chain Alpha-Keto Acid Dehydrogenase are enzymes that break down those amino acids. This causes the urine to smell like maple syrup. When these amino acids build up in the blood they cause complications.
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PARKINSON’S DISEASE AND WHY IT AFFECTS PRODOMINANTLY THE MALE SEX BY LEANNE JONES Preceding Degree: BSc Adult (General) Nursing: 2011-2014 Previous Course: Access to Health & Nursing: 2010-2011 Secondary Research Report Presented as Partial Fulfillment to Attain Access to Health & Nursing Faculty of Health and Nursing at South Essex College ABSTRACT Before examining the possible reasons why there appears to be an overwhelming prevalence of PD (Parkinson Disease) in men
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Culture and Disease Paper: Rotavirus HCS/330: Introduction to Health and Disease June 11‚ 2010 Culture and Disease: Rotavirus First-time parents anticipate changing plenty of dirty diapers‚ however they may never consider that a minor problem like diarrhea can land them and their infant in an emergency room. Mothers and fathers can be shocked to discover that rotavirus is one of the main causes of severe diarrhea cases in babies and youth in the United States. Rotavirus is responsible for
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COPD Respiratory disease paper Jean Izean HCS/245 May 25‚ 2015 Tynan Mara There are various forms of respiratory disease that not only debilitate‚ but claim the lives of millions of Americans each year. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease‚ Tuberculosis‚ Lung cancer‚ Asthma‚ emphysema‚ and bronchitis are just a few of the common respiratory infections that disrupt the functions of organs and tissues responsible for providing oxygen to the body. In this paper I will discuss Chronic obstructive
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Among the current fields of research in Biotechnology‚ research on drugs and vaccines targeting viral diseases such as HIV/AIDs has been of major importance given the high prevalence of these diseases across the world. HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a type of virus that causes AIDS (Acquired Immune-deficiency Syndrome) (HIV and AIDS‚ n.d). The virus devastates the body’s defense mechanism‚ leaving a victim highly susceptible to opportunistic infections such as those caused by bacteria‚ fungi
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Degenerative disc disease or DDD‚ is in fact the degeneration of the Intervertebral disc‚ which refers to the fibrocartilage that lies between adjacent Vertebrae* in the spine and clusters of chondrocytes**‚ both being suggestive to repair. The main Cause of the development of Degenerative disc disease is aging: As the body ages‚ the discs in the spine dehydrate or dry out‚ and lose their ability to act as shock absorbers between the vertebral bodies. The bones and ligaments that make up the
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Alzheimer’s the Killer Disease Alzheimer’s is a devastating disease that destroys a person’s mind and eventually their body. Alzheimer’s Association said‚ “Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading death in America. Recent studies say it’s becoming the third way people over the age of sixty-five tend to pass away from”. This illness is sweeping the United States and are killing our older citizens. This disease is spreading around the United States and many people do not understand all the symptoms
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Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer’s is a disease that causes memory loss and cognitive decline. It is a neurological disorder and a neurodegenerative type of dementia due to the disease getting progressively worse. From a study done in the Unites States in 2010‚ researchers came to an estimated 4.7 million people‚ who were 65 years or older‚ had Alzheimer’s disease. The a 2013 statistical report‚ by the Alzheimer’s Association‚ just over 1/10th of people 65 years or older have Alzheimer’s. When you are
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