I know that skeletal disease pertain to the bones in the body. These can be deadly and limit the ability to move around and have a good‚ solid range of motion. I know that skeletal diseases are treated by orthopedics diagnose and treat disorders with bones and orthopedic surgeons operate on the bones. I would like to know what the range of treatments are based upon the diseases. I also would like to know the statistics on skeletal disease and how common it is within America and other countries‚
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Deficiency diseases: Deficiency diseases are diseases caused by a lack of a certain vitamin or food type‚ they do what it says on the label‚ they obstruct everyday life and make easy tasks hard‚ e.g. rickets stop people from walking. Deficiency Diseases are diseases caused in humans that are directly or indirectly caused by a lack of essential nutrients in the diet. Nutritional diseases are commonly associated with chronicmalnutrition. Additionally‚ conditions such as obesity from overeating can
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kidney disease? Not everyone with diabetes develops kidney disease. Factors that can influence kidney disease development include genetics‚ blood sugar control‚ and blood pressure. The better a person keeps diabetes and blood pressure under control‚ the lower the chance of getting kidney disease. What are the symptoms? The kidneys work hard to make up for the failing capillaries so kidney disease produces no symptoms until almost all function is gone. Also‚ the symptoms of kidney disease are not
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Notes on diseases in Spain Legionnaires Disease Legionnaires Disease broke out in July 2001‚ in Murcia‚ Spain. They had more than 800 suspected cases‚ 449 cases were confirmed to be Legionnaires. This was the world’s largest out break‚ with 16‚000 infected‚ back in this century. Before 2001 no one in Spain knew what Legionnaires Disease was. More recent was in August 2013‚ in Spain‚ when 18 people were infected‚ and 4 became fatal. Spain has shut down many touristy hotels because of this ongoing
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containing products that people without coleiac disease‚ take for granted. Although deemed as normal for most‚ these simple foods are not as nutritious or beneficial to people who have Coeliac disease. Coeliac disease pronounced (see-liac) is intolerance to wheat products‚ whereby gluten fights against the immune system causing damage to the lining of the intestines. According to (Coeliac UK 2001)‚ 125‚000 in the UK are faced with this condition. The disease is fatal in most cases and can have an
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Amanda Fallon Professor Jed Wolfson Anatomy and Physiology 1 October 27‚ 2011 Rhabdomyolysis: Disease of Muscular Breakdown Rhabdomyolysis is the breakdown of damaged muscle tissues resulting in the release of muscle fiber contents into the bloodstream (Patel M.D.). This disease occurs when there is damage to the skeletal muscle. The breakdown products of damaged muscle cells‚ such as myoglobin‚ are harmful to the kidneys and frequently result in kidney damage or even kidney failure
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Heart disease Stress symptoms: Effects on your body‚ feelings and behavior By Mayo Clinic staff Stress symptoms may be affecting your health‚ even though you might not realize it. You may think illness is to blame for that nagging headache‚ your frequent insomnia or your decreased productivity at work. But stress may actually be the culprit. Indeed‚ stress symptoms can affect your body‚ your thoughts and feelings‚ and your behavior. Being able to recognize common stress symptoms can give you
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Living in the Shadow of Heart Disease In the United States‚ every year more than 1 million Americans suffer from a heart attack. This number although it may not seem like a lot‚ is indeed quite high. Heart disease is a major killer that can in fact be controlled. If more people would watch what they eat‚ do simple exercises‚ and restrict physically damaging activities‚ such as smoking‚ they could lower their risk of a heart attack or heart disease. Many people do things that short term‚ have little
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1. Genetic Disorders A disease caused by an abnormality in an individuals DNA is known as a genetic disorder. The abnormalities can range from being a very small single-base mutation in just one gene or it could be because the lack of a chromosome or maybe even one too many. Occasionally‚ these aforementioned abnormalities can lead to something as serious as cancer‚ while others lead to various other health conditions. Genetic disorders can be heritable or non-heritable‚ meaning it can be acquired
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CD is an immunological reaction trigger by the ingestion of gluten-containing foods. This autoimmune disease involves both genetic and environmental factors that affect the small intestine in these individuals (NELMS). In this disease‚ the exposure gluten damages the intestinal mucosa of the small intestine. Gluten is the general name for proteins found in the endosperm of grains. These proteins are found in almost all grain containing foods such as bread‚ rice‚ pasta‚ and cereal. Gluten is made
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