serious this disease is‚ we need to come together and figure out a way to stop it from spreading. The question we need answered is how the United States is going to make sure that Ebola does not spread any further. We all know is no cure for Ebola. We must educate our citizens and stop the disease all together. First‚ people must learn the possible ways to contract the disease. Ebola is spread through direct contact with blood‚ bodily fluids‚ objects that have been contaminated with the disease and infected
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Background information Polycystic kidney disease is an inherited kidney condition that causes cysts to grow on the kidneys. Commonly referred to as PKD‚ Polycystic kidney disease is present in two different forms‚ autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive. Autosomal dominant is much more common‚ and both variations cause about 5% of kidney failure in the world. There are two types of autosomal dominant PKD depending on the gene mutated. The two are usually defined by the age symptoms are present
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One of the first symptoms of coronary artery disease is known as angina pectoris commonly referred to as chest pain. It is the most common form of temporary ischemia that develops when the muscles of the heart doesn’t get enough blood supply. This type of symptommay occur when an individual is exercising or may even occur at rest. Sometimes before they realize that something is wrong‚ emotional stress can produce a sensation of pressure‚ chest constriction‚ or pain that may radiate from the sternal
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What is it? Coronary heart disease is a disease in which a waxy substance called plaque builds up inside the coronary arteries. These arteries supply oxygen-rich blood to your heart muscle. When plaque builds up in the arteries‚ the condition is called atherosclerosis Symptoms: Symptoms include • Shortness of breathe • Irregular heart beats • A faster heartbeat • Weakness or dizziness • Nausea • Sweating Causes: Coronary heart disease starts when certain factors damage the inner layers of the coronary
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For many years‚ leukemia and cancer had taken the lives of many victims. There have been numerous attempts to kill off these diseases but to no avail. However‚ Immune Engineering may change the way that we view cures for leukemia and cancer. This new type of research and cure process might just be the answer that the human race as a whole had been looking for. Using T Cells from the human body and mutating them to help defend the human body. Certain genetically altered white blood cells are made
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Avreena Gill Professor Lynn Hovde English-103 18 October 2014 Is Obesity a Disease? More than two-thirds of U.S. adults‚ and about one third of school aged children are overweight or obese. Obesity rates have more than doubled in adults and children since the 1970s. Becoming obese is based on ethnicity‚ gender‚ socioeconomic status‚ and diet. Obesity is a way of life that is determined by one ’s decisions‚ obesity is not a disease and is 100% preventable. There are many factors that contribute to obesity
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It is a countrywide agenda on the health of Australians and the health care system. There are six objectives to prevent the development of and minimise the impact of chronic disease‚ and enhance the quality of life by promoting health. These objectives clearly link to its seven principles. In addition‚ there are four action areas to achieve the objective‚ which are prevention across the continuum‚ early detection and early treatment
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Hashimoto’s disease also called as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis‚ or chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis is an autoimmune disease. Moreover it was the first recognized autoimmune disease and was first described by Hakaru Hashimoto in a paper published in Germany in 1912. An autoimmune disease is one which arises due to an abnormal response of the immune system against cells and tissues of the same body. In Hashimoto’s disease the thyroid gland is attacked by many cells of the immune system‚ which leads to
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A hypo-kinetic disease is a disease that is associated with a lack of physical activity or lack of exercising. Obesity is an example of a hypo-kinetic disease‚ which makes sense because it is a condition of an accumulation of excessive body fat as a result of not creating a caloric deficit as well as not being physically active. Obesity affects the body by changing the normal body composition. It affects cardio-respiratory endurance‚ flexibility‚ muscle endurance and how much power and strength one
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as mad cow disease. This is a neurodegenerative disease that causes spongy deterioration of the brain and spinal cord in cattle. The neurodegeneration is slow‚ progressive and fatal. The ultimate fate of a cow infected with this disease is most likely death. This disease is easily transmitted and is spread through ingesting an infected cow’s nervous tissue. When cows are slaughtered portions of the meat are used for either people food or for cow food. The infected meat carries the disease and because
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