ABSTRACT Measles is an infectious disease. The measles virus if from the family paramyxoviridae and genus mobilivirus. Measles infection presents with symptoms that include fever‚ coryza‚ cough‚ conjunctivitis and maculopapular rashes (Koplik’s spots). Measles causes temporary suppression of the immune system‚ giving rise to secondary infections in patients. A person infected with measles will recover within three weeks if the infection is not complicated. Complications that can arise from measles
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Introduction: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that affects more than 1.5 million people in the United States alone. This disease is characterized by a decrease in spontaneous movements‚ walking difficulty‚ postural unsteadiness‚ rigidity and tremor. “The major symptoms of the disease were originally described in 1817 by an English physician‚ Dr. James Parkinson‚ who called it ‘Shaking Palsy’ (Peppe‚ Gasbarra‚ Stefani‚ Chiavalon
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Parkinson’s disease is a “chronic and debilitating movement disorder” which progresses over time‚ meaning that the symptoms only get worse as time progresses. Parkinson’s in America is a rare disease. Parkinson’s disease affects nearly “13 out of every 100‚000 people.” When it comes to facing Parkinson’s disease there is a lot to know. Examining if you have Parkinson’s isn’t as easy as drawing blood and running a few tests on it. You have to know the causes‚ watch for certain symptoms and know what
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Prevention Plan: At risk for Heart Disease Heart disease is the number 1 killer of American men and women however it doesn’t have to be. There are many steps you can take to prevent and manage heart disease and live a long‚ healthy life. A heart attack occurs when an area of heart muscle dies or is permanently damaged because of an inadequate supply of oxygen to that area.(Jacqueline A. Hart‚ M.D‚ 2003‚ 1) This paper will discuss the various ways to prevent heart disease in a post menopausal woman.
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Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative brain disorder that progresses slowly in most people (Understanding Parkinson’s). This type of neurological disorder affects movement‚ muscle control‚ and balance (Parkinson’s Disease). Parkinson’s in its self is not deadly‚ it is the other complications that come along with Parkinson’s such as not being able to swallow and food being aspirated into the lungs causing pneumonia‚ which is very hard for someone of old age to recover from that causes it
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Parkinson Disease Parkinson disease is a long-term (chronic) condition that gets worse over time (progressive). Parkinson disease limits your ability to control your movements and move your body normally. This condition is a type of movement disorder. Parkinson disease affects each person differently. The condition can range from mild to severe. Parkinson’s disease tends to progress slowly over several years. CAUSES Parkinson disease results from a loss of brain cells (neurons) in a specific
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paper about vector organisms such as ticks and mosquitoes and ways to remove them. Vector Organisms and the Diseases They Carry Vector organisms are parasites that transmit various diseases. Two vector organisms are ticks and mosquitoes. These two vector organisms transmit many well-known diseases. Through most of this essay‚ I will be explaining these two different organisms and the diseases that they carry. First‚ I will be explaining deer ticks. Ticks are small spider-like organisms that attach
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U4l6 There ae many noncommunicable diseases in the world. The caught my eye was Alzheimer’s disease. I wanted to do Alzheimer’s because it has had a huge impact in my family’s life. But I wanted to tell about this disease that can really effect the person who has it. It could affect their family member life and their lifestyle. Alzheimer’s is basically losing your entire life. Alzheimer’s disease is a condition that causes dementia in those who are in advanced
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repeat‚ which is present several times. When the number of repeats increases to a larger than normal number of copies‚ the DNA is altered‚ and the gene may not function correctly or at all ("Trinucleotide repeats: fragile-x‚" 2008). Huntington’s Disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance. Males and females are equally likely to inherit the mutant gene. The change in the gene takes place when the gene is passed from parent to child. Nontraditional inheritance plays a role in the
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Paper 1 Kawasaki disease? "Kawasaki’s disease?" Dr. Williams said. Kawasaki’s‚ what in the world is that? Why are you talking about motorcycles; we were not in an accident. How can this be happening‚ what does this mean for my three year old son‚ could this‚ or will this end his very young life and mine along with his. I thought it was only flu‚ maybe infection but this‚ what is this. "Why is she not saying anything?" I thought. She just stood there looking at me‚ that’s about the time I realized
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