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    Addiction Is a Disease

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    moral problem and not a disease. To better understand the reasons why an additicition is in fact a disease; I will identify several types of addictions‚ and the problems associated with them. I will examine reasons why certain people are more susceptible for developing an addiction. Also‚ I will determine why many addicts deny their problems and many recovery methods addicts use to fight their illness. Researching these issues‚ will help aid my claim that addiction is a disease. Addictions

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    Trachoma Disease

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    A. Trachoma This is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium “Chlamydia trachomatis”. The infection causes the inner surface of the eyelids to become rough leading to pain in the eye‚ breakdown of the cornea and possible blindness. Untreated‚ repeated trachoma infections result in entropion - a painful form of permanent blindness when the eyelids turn inward‚ causing the eyelashes to scratch the cornea. Children are the most susceptible to infection due to their tendency to easily get dirty

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    Alcoholism Disease

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    Alcoholism was an illness in 1956. However‚ many still argue that it is not a disease‚ but something that people can control. Many also believe that alcoholism is a mind thought‚ meaning some get addicted to things easier than others. Many have a more addictive personality than some. Alcoholism is a real thing that many people struggle with because of the addictive mindset they hold. Although many people say it’s a disease‚ but it is argued that it is due to the addictive mindset that person holds

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    Heart Disease

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    Cardiovascular disease is a group of things at are all combined together and are affected by this terrible disease. The things that get affected that involve the human heart are arteries‚ veins‚ blood vessels‚ and capillaries. Heart disease causes many different kinds of problems that are related to the process known as atherosclerosis. The condition happens to a person when a good size amount of plaque has built up in their arteries. The results from this occurring narrows the room inside of our

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    Celiac Disease

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    Celiac Disease Celiac disease is a disease found in the small bowel. This disease does not have a cure. It can only be treated with a strict diet. There are four types of celiac‚ and all but one can be treated. The disease is a genetically inherited associated with the HL4 locus found on the arm of the chromosome six (schaffner‚small-bowel and bacterial overgrowth 2006 pg.99). This disease can cause a lot of problems with a patient if not treated properly. The proper treatment for most individuals

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    Heart Disease

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    HEART DISEASE NOTES Video was made outside of Boston in Framingham. Studies started in 1948. Heart disease is # 1 killer in U.S. It starts squeezing your heart‚ and you feel a sharp point. 1/2 the people in the U.S. die with it‚ and 80% die from it. More men have it and more women die from it. Every minute heart disease kills someone in the U.S. Half the deaths in the U.S. population die by heart disease. Get tightness in the throat. Cholesterol is most deadly. Smoking hardens the arteries. High

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    Notifiable Disease

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    REPORTING OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES 8 Reporting of Notifiable Diseases: Syphilis Juanita Mitchell-Huntley Wilkes University What Process is Implemented for the Reporting of Notifiable Diseases? A notifiable infectious disease or condition is one for which regular‚ frequent‚ and timely information regarding individual cases is considered necessary for the prevention and control of the disease or condition (Adams‚ et al.‚ 2015). State regulations specify the diseases that must be reported

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    Gaucher Disease

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    Gaucher Disease Gaucher is a rare‚ inherited metabolic disorder in which deficiency of the enzyme glucocerebrosidase results in the accumulation of harmful quantities of certain fats (lipids). It can have serious effects on numerous body organs including the liver‚ spleen‚ bones and central nervous system. Gaucher disease has three common clinical subtypes. Type 1‚ which is the most common form of the disease. Type 2‚ which typically begin within 3 months of birth‚ and Type 3‚ which can begin

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    Infectious Disease

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    Infectious Disease – an illness due to specific infections agents or its toxic products that arises through transmission from an infected person‚ animal ‚or reservoir to a susceptible host‚ either directly or indirectly through an intermediate plant or animal host . Parasitic disease – A ameba in infection caused by a parasitic. An organism that lives inside or on a host. Zoonotic disease – an infection or infectious agent transmissible under normal conditions from vertebrate animals to humans

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    THE FIFTH DISEASE

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    THE FIFTH DISEASE Alexis Herrera Dr. Konings BioL 2401 Abstract Fifth Disease is a rash illness caused by parvovirus B19. Fifth Disease also known as erythema infectiosum is more common in children than adults. A person usually gets sick within 4-14 days after getting infected with parvovirus B19. The first symptoms of Fifth Disease are usually mild and nonspecific. The first signs of Parvovirus B19 are fever‚ runny nose‚ and headache‚ and then after several days you may get a red rash on

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