As we all know‚ diseases wiped out most of the populations of Native Americans. Different diseases that were brought in by the Europeans. Germs were the worst weapons that the natives experienced. “The Arrow of Disease” by Jared Diamond explains how the Europeans had an advantage over the Indians with diseases brought upon them. Epidemic diseases spread through a nation and almost erased an entire existence of a group of people but it didn’t affect the Old World. The Old World was left untouched
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Scratch Disease Cat scratch disease‚ also known as catch scratch fever‚ is caused when someone may get a scratch or bite from. The infection is usually caused for reasons of bartonella bacteria from the scratch or the salvia from the cat’s bite. Cat’s are carriers of the disease and do not show illness‚ only humans will get ill from disease cat’s will just receive it from mostly fleas from other cats. If you pet a cat and rub your eyes with your hand that is another less likely way the disease can spread
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such as viruses and bacteria. Also‚ the disease affects the human life by influencing the people who are related to the patient. One of these dangerous illnesses is tuberculosis‚ which has one cause that leads the patient to a fatal condition. According to the American Lung Association‚ "not everyone who is infected with the TB germ develops TB disease." [1] Therefore‚ tuberculosis has many risk factors that help the process of developing the disease. TB disease has one cause‚ a strong effect on the
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Schnitzer Health Care Museum Vaccination – Disease Prevention Although primitive forms of vaccination date back to the ancient Chinese‚ the creation of the small pox vaccine by Jenner in 1796 put vaccination into the mainstream of our healthcare system. In 1954‚ Saulk created the polio vaccine and in 1955 it was approved by the FDA for disbursement in the U.S. eventually eradicating the disease in this country. Vaccinations save our health care system over 14 billion dollars every year. Childhood
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on the grounds that an addict’s capacity to process and rationalise information is weakened. Although I acknowledge that a hard disease view‚ such as Leshner’s‚ goes too far in asserting that actions‚ for addicts‚ become mere reflexes‚ to deny the importance of the lack of stimulation in regard to the planning and
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�PAGE �7� �PAGE �1� THESIS I am referring to a condition called Hashimoto ’s Thyroid Disease‚ which is a common hypothyroid disorder found among many different people and countries throughout the world. As you read through this paper‚ you will learn the basics about Hashimoto ’s Thyroid Disease‚ including some of the causes‚ the signs and symptoms‚ and the treatment. OUTLINE Hashimoto ’s Thyroid Disease I. Introduction II. Description and History a. Thyroid b. Hashimoto ’s thyroiditis III
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March 2015 Parkinson’s Disease One million Americans suffer from Parkinson’s disease. This disease involves movement of body parts that trigger the brain and it’s unstoppable. Research study shows that this disease comes from a nerve cells in a area of the brain. It is chronic cause by a decrease in production of dopamine in the body. This Neurotransmitter Dopamine is cause for the body’s smooth muscle movement. When Dopamine no longer produced by the body this disease start to shows its symptoms
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Krabbe disease is a disorder inherited from parents‚ which destroys the myelin coat of nerve cells throughout the nervous system and the process is called demyelination. Demyelination inhibits the transmission of nerve impulses and that hinders the communication of the brain and the body and that results in disability (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research‚ 2016). Dr. Knud. H.Krabbe diagnosed this disorder in 1916 (Arizona Board of Regents‚ 2015). Krabbe disease is a body recessive disorder
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Cat Scratch Disease Sarah Hall Section 321 Professor Augustin June 20‚ 2011 Cat scratch disease is a bacterial infection that causes the swelling of lymph nodes‚ due to a scratch‚ lick‚ or bite of a cat. Forty percent of cats carry the bacteria in their saliva at some point in time in their lives. Cats that carry the disease usually do not show any signs of illness. Most people contract the disease after being scratched or bitten. More than 90% of people who contract it had contact with cats
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Abstract: ALS is a disease in which the causes are unknown and the effects are devastating. Along with great physiological damage there is great mental damage that a patient that had ALS must endure. A disease with a great influence in today’s life and the life of those in the past. There is no cure for ALS only treatments. Treatments that treat the symptoms and not the disease. ALS is a disease that has impacted today’s society of individuals in a dramatic and influential way. Not necessarily
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