do not understand how devastating and tragic the Alzheimer’s disease is. It is much more than memory loss or just a part of aging. Alzheimer’s is a degenerative disease that slowly strips the personality and independence away from a person. It is a progressive disease that destroys and kills nerve cells which results in problems with memory‚ personality changes and thinking and problem solving abilities (source 1). Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States and
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Alzheimer ’s Disease Joy Pachowicz PSY 350 Professor Alina Sheppe Perez May 15‚ 201 Introduction Alzheimer ’s disease‚ despite being so widespread‚ is not really considered part of the aging process. According to Robert Feldman‚ author of the textbook‚ “Understanding Psychology”‚ only 19% of people who are ages 75 to 84 suffer from this disease. It is only once they pass the age of 85‚ that the elderly need to be more concerned about the possibility of developing Alzheimer ’s
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Sickle-Cell Disease Greatly affecting the body’s oxygen levels due to mutated red blood cells‚ sickle-cell disease‚ influences an individual’s childhood in multiple ways: cognitive‚ social‚ emotional‚ and physical development. Sickle-cell disease (SCD) refers to an inherited disorder where abnormal hemoglobin is present in one’s red blood cells. Hemoglobin is the protein in red blood cells responsible for carrying oxygen throughout the body. The deformed sickle hemoglobin in people with SCD can form
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What is Graves’ disease‚ Graves’ disease is located on the fourteenth chromosome‚ and is an autoimmune system disease that affects the thyroid it also results in the overproduction of thyroid hormones. Because thyroid hormones affect a number of different body systems‚ the signs and symptoms associated with Graves’ disease can significantly influence your overall well-being. Graves’ disease was named after the doctor‚ Robert J. Graves. He was a 19th century Irish physician who was also the first
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Alzheimer’s disease is a group disorders involving the parts of the brain that control thought‚ memory‚ and language. It is marked by progressive deterioration‚ which affects both the memory and reasoning capabilities of an individual. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia (mental deterioration of memory and thought processes) among the elderly. It is estimated that 4.5 million Americans over the age of 65 are affected with this condition. After the age of 65‚ the incidence of the
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Because CJD is incurable‚ once the patient has contracted the disease‚ the deterioration of the brain process begins. Symptoms of CJD are very similar to like diseases‚ so many parts of the brain are effected. The prion protein‚ which is found throughout the body but has an unknown function‚ begins to twist and fold into a three-dimensional shape. It causes proteins in the brain to bend into the same three-dimensional shape. Mutated proteins destroy brain cells‚ resulting in a rapid decline in the
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Cain HES-1823-001 Professor Collado Sexually Transmitted Disease: Final Paper I chose to write about Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) because I figured most people would want to steer clear from this topic. A Sexually Transmitted Disease is an infection passed by bodily fluids from one person to another during sexual acts. What people do not know is 15 million new cases of STDs are reported annually. There are more than 25 diseases that can be transmitted through sexual activity. Adolescences
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Alcoholism is a disease that can be treated‚ but through research. I have found that there is no cure for the disease. I t is noted that nearly 14 million people in the U.S. (7.4 % of Americans) abuse alcohol or are alcoholics (Dorsey‚ Larson‚ Segal1). Severe alcoholism can also lead to organ damage such as cirrhosis of liver‚ epilepsy‚ and gastritis. Because alcoholism is a disease‚ genetic and environmental factors have plenty to do with its development. To support my belief that alcoholism is
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Reactive airway disease‚ also known as asthma‚ is characterized by a constricting of the airway that carries oxygen to our lungs. This is caused by the air passages inflaming. Although‚ there are many treatments for asthma‚ it is still a very severe and hazardous disease that causes almost 2 million emergencies a year and affects nearly 26 million Americans (What 1). There are many aspects to this disease that are very important including; the 3 main features‚ the types of asthmas along with the
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Hypertensive heart disease is obviously caused by high blood pressure. High blood pressure means the pressure inside the blood vessels‚ which is arteries is too high. As the heart pumps‚ it must pump against the pressure‚ so it must work harder. Gradually‚ the heart muscles will be thicken. Sometimes it does not get enough oxygen because the muscle is too thick. It influenced your heart to pump regularly and its functions. These changes could effect the thickening and enlargement of the heart (left
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