Etiology Huntington’s Disease is an inherited disease. The gene mutation is found on chromosome four (Johns Hopkins). This gene has a specific sequence that is repeated an abnormally large number of times (Johns Hopkins). The more repeats of the sequence‚ the more likely it is that a person will develop Huntington’s Disease earlier in their lifetime (Johns Hopkins). For most people‚ the sequence is repeated ten to thirty-five times in one gene‚ but for people with Huntington’s Disease‚ the sequence is
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Thyroid Disease Have you ever heard of Thyroid Disease? Thyroid Disease is common disorder that affect mostly females‚ the symptoms and treatment have an impact on everyday life. What is Thyroid Disease? A person who has Thyroid disease has many challenges to defeat. Thyroid disease affects your thyroid gland. The thyroid gland helps produce hormones that controls your metabolism and growth. In addition your thyroid needs iodine‚ which is a chemical element that absorbs food and
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The Effects of Alzheimer’s disease‚ Symptoms‚ Behaviors‚ Causes‚ Diagnosis‚ Treatments‚ and Future Outlook Wanda W. Jones Webster University Literature Review Alzheimer’s disease is the decline of mental function and the most common form of dementia (Parsa‚ 2011). Dementia is a term used to describe multiple areas of functions that have progressive declines‚ such as “decline in memory‚ reasoning‚ communication skills‚ and the ability to carry out daily activities” (Banerjee‚ 2012‚ p. 706)
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Devesh Mehra 3/16/17 Biology Huntington’s Disease Research Paper Huntington’s Disease‚ previously known as Huntington’s chorea‚ is a long term brain disorder that eventually leads to uncontrolled movement‚ problems with emotions‚ loss of cognitive abilities such as memorization‚ increased involuntary movements‚ behavioral symptoms‚ and degeneration of nerve cells in the brain(1). This disease has been recognized as a disorder for hundreds of years‚ but however‚ only recently a cause was instituted
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Addison’s Disease The disease I’ve been reading and researching about is called Addison’s Disease. Addison’s Disease is an uncommon condition in which the adrenal glands‚ above the kidneys‚ don’t make enough of a hormone called cortisol‚ which helps regulate the body’s use of a protein‚ carbohydrates and fat‚ helps maintain blood pressure and cardiovascular function and controls inflamation. Causes to how a person will acquire and the usual type of people to get Addison’s Disease
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Communicable Disease Paper Tuberculosis Communicable diseases rely on fluid exchange‚ contaminated substance‚ or close contact to travel from an infected carrier to a healthy individual. Many people have never heard of a disease called tuberculosis (TB) or not fully aware how serious this disease really is. I will briefly summarize the research that was conducted on tuberculosis by describing the disease in details and discussing efforts to control it‚ indentify environmental factors related
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differentiate between the different clinical stages‚ of Alzheimer’s disease Alzheimer’s disease is characterised as a dementia with the presence of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles which leads to neuronal cell death (Hardy & Higgins‚ 1992). The most major symptom shown in Alzheimer’s disease is the degeneration of cognitive function (memory‚ reasoning‚ attention‚ language etc.) and it is crucial to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease in the early clinical stages where the pathological damage isn’t
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Ménière’s disease‚ also known as endolymphatic hydrops‚ is a disease that causes problems with hearing and balance. It most commonly starts between the age of forty and sixty and people suffering from Ménière’s disease may encounter problems such as vertigo‚ tinnitus‚ which is hearing a buzz in you ear at all time‚ and hearing loss. Fifteen to one hundred and fifty seven cases of Ménière’s disease are seen per hundred thousand people and 10% of these patients will have Ménière’s disease in both ears
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s Disease can be divided in two main groups infections and non-infections. Infectious diseases are diseases that can be spread or transmitted from one organism to another. Non – infectious diseases cannot‚ be spread from one person to another. Infectious Diseases Infectious diseases are generally caused by microbes known as pathogens. Pathogens invade the host and can cause changes in the body that stop parts‚ or all‚ of the body working correctly. Pathogens contain antigens that are made of
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Alzheimer’s disease impacts the lives of millions of Americans every year. This disease is a type of dementia that affects the neurological and physical capabilities of an individual. Alzheimer’s disease does not just affect the patients with it‚ but also affects the loved ones and caregivers that love and care for those with the disease. Currently no cure for Alzheimer’s exists‚ but many new and experimental treatment options to help slow the progression of this disease are being researched and
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