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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disorder which cannot yet be cured: so what are the current available treatments to help relieve the disorder’s symptoms? The Problem Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive‚ degenerative neurological disorder which is caused by nerve cell death in the midbrain called the substantia nigra which is responsible for producing neurotransmitters dopamine. The disease is named after the English doctor James Parkinson‚ who published the first detailed description in An Essay on the Shaking Palsy in 1817 after
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Alzheimer’s Disease Research Paper “Five million people in America have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease‚ and one in three seniors will die because of this disease of another form of dementia” ( Lawrence Robinson). Alzheimer’s is a disease that gradually worsens with time‚ and is incurable. This horrible disease is also hereditary and can cause a family much pain. I’ve experienced Alzheimer’s first hand. My grandfather was diagnosed in April of 2007 and passed away April of 2012. It
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Case Study Parkinson’s Disease Scenario L.C. is a 78-year-old white 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 4 adult children who live close by. He is taking carbidopa-levodopa‚ pergolide‚ and amantadine. L.C. reports that overall he is doing “about the same” as he was at his last clinic visit 6 months ago. He reports that his tremor is about the same‚ his gait is perhaps a little more
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birth‚ developmental or growth throughout her life. But as the doctor gets more French 2 into depth about “Brianna” her mother starts discussing their family history he discovers that “Brianna’s” grandmother had a history of Crohn’s Disease then died of Cancer. “Brianna” is also up to date with all of her vaccines including HPV‚ Meningitis‚ and both Hepatitis A and B (Karlin Krebs‚ 2011). She also was not taking any medications on a regular basis but since the sores have appeared she
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