I. Graves’ disease is an immune system disorder that causes an overproduction of thyroid hormones called hyperthyroidism. Although there are many diseases that cause hyperthyroidism‚ Graves’ disease is the number one cause. It is named after Robert Graves‚ an Irish physician‚ described this form of hyperthyroidism about 150 years ago. Graves’ disease is caused by a process in the body’s immune system‚ that normally protects the body from bacteria and viruses. The immune system destroys the bacteria
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I will be discussing a disease of the nervous system known as Parkinson’s disease and the benefits of camel milk in a chlorpromazine-induced animal model. Parkinson’s disease is one of the most common diseases of the nervous system‚ right behind Alzheimer’s disease. People with Parkinson’s disease have an uncontrollable tremor and have a difficult time maintaining posture. One of the causes for this disease is the damage to the neurons in either the substantia nigra or other brainstem nuclei. These
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Celiac Disease Unit 4: Assign 2- Disorders Affecting the Immune System April 9‚ 2013 Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder. It affects the small intestine in the person’s body. It can affect people who have been linked genetically or pre-disposed from infancy to adulthood (www.mayoclinic.com). This disease can be asymptomatic. Which means that the person can be a carrier of this disease and pass it on to their children. The carrier would not have
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A solution to Heart Disease By: John Palsson Heart diseases have emerged as a big problem today and the biggest contributor to this increment has been the increase in rate of obesity. Heart diseases are fatal and they can also impair the other parts of the body. Hence knowing about the problems and solutions related to heart diseases are vital as they can also help you to combat them and retain good health throughout your life. Information on these heart diseases is vital because knowing more about
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Headline: Crohn’s Disease: Is It Hereditary? Keywords: Crohn’s Disease‚ colon‚ genetic disorder‚ chromosome Page Description: Crohn’s disease is a disease in which inflammation‚ thickening and swelling of gastrointestinal occur. It also increases the risk of colon cancer in patients. It is also known as a complex genetic disorder. Chromosome 5 and 10 has been identified to be linked with this genetic disorder. Text: { Crohn’s Disease Crohn’s disease is a disease in which one or more parts
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Our brains go through many changes as we age just like the rest of our bodies. Alzheimer Disease is a progressive loss of structure‚ function and death of neurons which gradually declines the cognitive abilities that affects multiple systems. AD affects the cerebral cortex which is the outer and main part responsible for memory‚ learning and reasoning‚ language resulting in destroying the qualities that forms an individual’s distinctive character. When compared‚ many fewer nerve cells and synapses
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with Hashimoto’s disease since TSH stimulation causes the thyroid to grow. In some cases‚ goiters can be associated with hyperthyroidism‚ such as Grave’s Disease depending on thyroid hormone levels (American Thyroid Association). Aside from iodine deficiency‚ other environmental affects have been associated with the cause and growth of goiters. Such factors include naturally occurring
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• Addison’s disease Addison’s disease is a rare and chronic disease discovered by Dr Thomas Addison in 1849 with the first known case of being from Tuberculosis later finding there are other causes. Addison’s disease is described as being a total deficiency of the hormones made in the adrenal cortex ( cortisol and alderstone ) due to its destruction affecting fewer than 200‚000 people a year and can be life threating if untreated. The hormone Cortisol is a hormone that is produced
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Lyme disease Lyme Disease Lyme borreliosis‚ commonly known as Lyme diseases is an infectious bacterial disease transmitted through the bite of the blacklegged tick. It is named after the neighboring towns of Lyme and old Lyme‚ Connecticut. The first reported cases of Lyme disease came from these towns in 1975. Although‚ it was not discovered that the disease was a tick-born disease until 1978 by Allen Steere. Today it is the most common disease caused by ticks throughout the
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Parkinson’s disease (PD) Thesis Statement: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a degenerative neurologic disorder/central nervous system disorder that generally develops in older people‚ there is no known cure for PD but it is possible to live a long a fulfilling life. Explanation of Disease 1. Causes and Risks a. Caused by loss of dopamine. b. Risks for Parkinson’s disease are age‚ heredity‚ sex‚ and exposure to toxins. 2. Diagnosis Information c. A neurologic examination
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