Issues Mary Dreibelbis April 8. 2013 Dealing with Parkinson’s disease There are approximately 1‚000‚000 people today‚ living with Parkinson’s. Dealing with Parkinson’s disease can be very life changing for individuals living with the disease and to their family members. Parkinson’s disease affects the central nervous system that leads to progressive deterioration of a person motor function. There is no known cause of the disease; however there have been evidence that suggests that genetics
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same time‚ they are not aware of how important regular exercise is for their health. The majority of people do not know that regular exercise helps people to protect from heart disease‚ obesity‚ back pain. This situation causes to increase some diseases such as heart attack‚ obesity and diabetes. On the other hand‚ the risk of getting ill decreases in people who exercise regularly. Some scientific researches also show that people who exercise regularly
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How periodontal disease affects overall health I. Have you ever been told that you have periodontal (gum) disease‚ you’re not alone. a. Many adults in the U.S. currently have some form of the disease. i. According to ADA eighty percent of adults in USA have some form of periodontal disease. b. Periodontal diseases range from simple gum inflammation to serious disease that results in major damage to the soft tissue and bone that support the teeth. i. According to Webster’s Dictionary‚
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now spread to middle- and low-income countries. The change is from a prevalence of infectious disease‚ to one of acute illnesses‚ and now to chronic conditions”. (Non-Communicable Chronic Diseases in Latin America and the Caribbean) Research has shown that during the last century‚ the incidence of and the mortality rate associated with chronic disease‚ has by far surpassed that of infectious disease and is most rampant in those countries that are developed and are developing. Barbados‚ classified
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rabies hydrophobia‚ which means fear of water‚ a symptom shown by rabies victims. Rabies is a highly fatal‚ zoonotic disease that causes severe destruction of the central nervous system of all warm-blooded animals. It has been known since the ancient days of 2300 B.C. This lethal virus still exists in almost all parts of the world. Once infected‚ and left untreated‚ this disease is usually fatal. The rabies virus is
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name/history of the disease The name celiac comes from "coeliac" which is derived from the Greek Koilia‚ which means belly. The "coeliac flux" is an old expression meaning the same as diarrhea. The disease celiac is not just diarrhea though it just means that the disease pertains to the abdomen. The celiac disease comes from early farmers and hunters. But because the wheat and grain of the crops and fields did not have high levels of gluten they were not exposed to the disease very often. Those
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of a killer disease. It’s a painful thought to know that person never got to live to see their full potential. Diseases kill children every year. Many diseases are bacteria‚ inhaled by the victim‚ infecting several areas of the body. The bacteria lives and grows while its victim dies. Other diseases are caused by viruses; a non-living infection that attacks the disease-fighting system and other living cells. Children are much more able to be hurt by disease because of their weak disease-fighting systems
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Huntington’s disease is a hereditary brain disorder that is progressive in neurodegeneration; which means‚ there is a loss of function and structures of one’s neurons. In the long run it results in the loss of both mental and physical control. The disease affects muscle coordination‚ cognition and behavior. It used to be known as Huntington’s chorea because it is the most common genetic disease that is the cause of abnormal twitching. Huntington ’s has an intense effect on patients‚ as individuals
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Parkinson’s disease Parkinson’s disease‚ also known as idiopathic or primary Parkinsonism‚ hypokinetic rigid syndrome/HRS‚ or paralysis agitans is a problem in the nerve cells. According to the Parkinson’s disease Foundation the nerve cells start to break down and die‚ which leads to the loss of neurons that produce a chemical messenger in the brain called dopamine. When the dopamine is gone it causes abnormal brain activity‚ which leads to Parkinson’s. Dopamine sends signals
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domesticable animals and concomitant diseases. These animals offered a lot of great benefits‚ but also transmitted all types of diseases to the farmers. In the 14th century The Black Plague devastated their population‚ which killed 90 percent of their people. The devastating disease only went in one direction from Eurasia to the Americas. Columbus arrival in 1492 suddenly collided with 12‚000 years of American isolation from Eurasian. The European were not affected by the disease as much as the Native American
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