“COMPARE AND CONTRAST” – ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE /HUNTINGTON’S DISEASE This is a compare & contrast assignment between Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Huntington’s disease (HD)‚ which was formerly known as Huntington’s chorea. It will be discussing and providing the similarities and differences between the two disorders. This essay will be demonstrating the differences and similarities by way of talking about the aetiology‚ pathology and pathophysiology of the two diseases; also how they present themselves
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she was recently diagnosed with Crohn ’s disease. Sarah lives with both parents and two younger brothers in suburban Maryland. It is noted that Sarah ’s maternal grandmother had irritable bowel syndrome. Sarah is planning on going to college in the fall and will need a large amount of education on nutrition‚ medications‚ and symptoms of the disease so that she can manage the disease independently. Sarah states that she learns best by reading. Crohn ’s disease is a chronic disorder that causes
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A disease is an abnormal condition affecting the body of an organism. There are four main types of disease: pathogenic disease‚ deficiency disease‚ hereditary disease‚ and physiological disease. Pathogenic diseases are caused by what is called a pathogen. Pathogens are parasitic organisms that cause disease in their host. For example the pathogen e.coli which can make people ill or kill them. Deficiency diseases are caused by a deficiency of a particular nutrient in the diet. A lack of vitamin
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introduction Non-infectious diseases (also called Non-communicable diseases) are those diseases that are not caused by a pathogen and cannot be shared from one person to another. Disease caused by these organisms are infectious diseases. There are many kinds of non-infectious diseases. Non-infectious diseases may be caused by either the environment‚ nutritional deficiencies‚ lifestyle choices‚ or genetic inheritances. Unlike infectious diseases‚ non-infectious diseases are not communicable or contagious
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Coronary Heart Disease Heart diseases are one of the most killing diseases in the United States‚ where there are more than half a million people die of a hteart the disease every year. That is a 1 in every 4 deaths‚ which is a very huge number. (wc) About 370 thousands of these people die of the most killing type which is the coronary heart disease. (1) Since the coronary heart disease is very common nowadays‚ people should be educated on what exactly it is and how it happens‚ its risk
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Burrill Bernard Crohn and his team founded a disease that we have now known as Crohn’s disease. (The Secret History of Crohn’s Disease) Dr. Crohn didn’t know much about the cause and development of Crohn’s back then‚ and it still seems to be that way today. There has been a great amount of improvement on discovering the source of Crohn’s‚ but there is still much to be done. More research and funding need to be put towards Crohn’s disease in order to find an exact cause of the disease. If we make this
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Coronary Heart Disease Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death in the United States. There are many types of heart diseases that fall into this title. Two of the most popular forms of cardiovascular diseases are heart attack and stroke. The increasing amount of exposure of known risk factors for these diseases to young adults is why I feel it is necessary to promote what it takes to lead a heart healthy lifestyle in order to avoid becoming another statistic. I feel as though
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Chronic Diseases: Heart Disease Heart disease is the most frequent condition affecting the heart‚ known as coronary artery disease. Over time‚ a buildup of cholesterol creates a substance of plaque on the inside of the coronary arteries blocking the blood flow to the heart causing it to damage the heart muscle. When a heart attack occurs‚ it creates permanent damage killing a portion of the heart. If the heart cannot effectively pump blood to the body‚ it will reduce the flow‚ and begin beating
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Creative Title: Tay-Sachs‚ the saddest of diseases Introduction: Tay-Sachs disease (TSD) is a genetic condition affecting male and female infants. The life expectancy of children with TSD is just 3-4 years old. Unfortunately‚ it is always fatal and there no known cure. What is the cause of the disease and how is it inherited? Tay-Sachs disease is hereditary‚ meaning it is inherited from family members. TSD is the result of an autosomal recessive gene‚ meaning‚ meaning that two copies of an abnormal
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Crohn’s Disease Crohn’s disease is a disease that affects between 500‚000-700‚000 people nationwide. Crohn’s disease was named after Dr. Burrill B. Crohn who first described the disease in 1932. He described Crohn’s disease as a chronic inflammatory condition of the gastrointestinal tract. This disease belongs to a larger group of conditions referred to as Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD). Crohn’s disease causes inflammation of the lining of the digestive tract which leads to abdominal pain‚
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