Today we present our paper on a phenomenon called “Dutch Disease‚” that tries to explain changes in growth of an economy in the presence of a favorable shock. While it most often refers to natural resource discovery‚ it can also be extended to include "any development that results in a large inflow of foreign currency‚ including a sharp surge in natural resource prices‚ foreign assistance‚ and foreign direct investment."[1] The term was coined in 1977 by The Economist to describe the decline of
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The Wilson’s Disease The Wilson’s disease is a genetic disorder of the thirteenth chromosome. This disease is an inherited disease and it is mostly likely to be in all of the offspring if a parent had it. It is the unnecessary increase of copper in the liver and brain. This is cause by a defect in the transport of copper. Wilson’s disease is a rare autosomal recessive disorder of the copper transport resulting in the copper buildup. It is also known as Hepatolenticular Degeneration as the
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The Arrow of Disease Many of the greatest tragedies throughout human history have been caused by lethal diseases such as smallpox‚ flu‚ tuberculosis‚ malaria‚ plague‚ measles‚ and cholera. They are all potentially infectious diseases that originated from viruses in animals. When Christopher Columbus and his successors invaded the Americas‚ the most potent‚ powerful‚ and deadly weapon they carried was their germs. In 1492‚ the European conquest of the Americas began with Columbus voyage. It was
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likely to decrease the following health issues‚ like heart disease and stroke. Heart disease has controllable risk factors like‚ hypertension‚ high cholesterol‚ diabetes tobacco use‚ obesity and poor diet. It is important for one to address these risks early because only then he or she can prevent the problems of cardiovascular disease. A poor diet that consists of high fat‚ high cholesterol and excess salt can add to causes for heart disease. The chemicals in cigarettes harm ones’ blood cells‚ and
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Lazaro Castillo 04/16/2012 Infectious Diseases One infectious disease I will be discussing is called Diphtheria. Diphtheria is a highly contagious bacterial infection‚ which mainly affects the nose‚ throat and occasionally the skin‚ but in more serious cases‚ it can attack the heart and nerves. Diphtheria is caused by a bacterium known as C. diphtheiae. The bacteria produce a toxin (poison) that is carried in the bloodstream and causes tissue damage in the area of infection‚ usually the nose
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SCI/163 Chronic Diseases Lung Cancer Chronic diseases such as heart disease‚ cancer‚ and diabetes are the leading causes of death and disability in the United States. In this essay we will describe a chronic disease that affects thousands of people every day and that is the lung cancer. We will discuss the risk factors‚ treatment options and the daily choices we can make to reduce the risk of lung cancer. Lung is the essential respiration organ
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Kwashiorkor is a disease that is caused by malnutrition when there is not enough protein in the diet. Other names for Kwashiorkor are protein malnutrition‚ protein-calorie malnutrition‚ and malignant malnutrition (Kwashiorkor‚ 2011). Kwashiorkor is most common in areas where there is famine‚ limited food supply‚ and low levels of education. This disease can occur when people do not understand how to eat a proper diet. In very poor countries‚ this disease is more common. Often Kwashiorkor occurs during
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Scenario N.J. is a 70-year-old man with a 4-year history of Parkinson’s disease (PD). He is a retired engineer‚ is married‚ and lives with his wife in a small farming community. He has three adult children who live close by. Since his last visit to the clinic 6 months ago‚ N.J. reports that his tremors are “about the same” as they were; however‚ further questioning reveals that he feels his gait is perhaps a little more unsteady‚ and his fatigue is slightly more noticeable. N.J. is also concerned
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overweight can have multiple problems and diseases in the long run due to being overweight. One of those diseases is heart disease. A couple reasons why people are so overweight are lack of exercise‚ poor diet‚ and unfortunately also heredity. Heredity is major factor when dealing with heart disease or any disease in general. Since genes are a factor into people’s health; people should definitely know all chronic disease in their family. In my family heart disease is a major issue unfortunately. Many
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I learned to never be quick to judge a person when you never know what a person is going through! Gaucher disease is a receivable inherited lysosomal storage disease. This characterization makes tone by bruising of bones because they are weak and derive of pain. The sickness that deliberates fatigue‚ anemia that undergoes pain‚ low blood platelet count that will be harder flowing‚ and growth of the liver and spleen. These visceral and neurologic symptoms are causing disruption of the lysosomes because
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