of deaths in the world due to an antivirus for the new Rhinovirus C. I thought that this article was very interesting. It caught my attention because I always like learning new things about diseases. It is also very helpful to the human diseases industry‚ and it is always good to reduce the amount of diseases in the world. Works Cited
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Lyme Disease Introduction & Symptoms | Causes & Treatments | Recommended Web Sites Lyme disease is transmitted by tiny ticks of the Ixodidae family and afflicts about 10‚000 people yearly. Initially identified in a group of children in Lyme‚ Conn.‚ the disease has now been found in nearly all states and 18 other countries. About 90 percent of cases are reported in three areas: the northeast and mid-Atlantic states (Massachusetts to Maryland)‚ the upper Midwest (Minnesota and
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is a disease that affects one in three members of the American population. Obesity is when excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health‚ leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems. People are considered obese when their body mass index (BMI)‚ a measurement obtained by dividing a person’s weight in kilograms by the square of the person’s height in meters exceeds 30 kg/m2. Obesity increases the likelihood of several diseases particularly
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Abstract Human diseases such as Lyme disease (borreliosis)‚ Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Ehrlichiosis continually affect the population of Tamaulipan Biotic Providence‚ area shared between Texas and Mexico. The tick Ixodes scapularis tends to be the main carrier for Borrelia bacteria‚ which causes borreliosis. Nonetheless‚ its absence in the area studied gave cue to the analysis of another tick‚ Amblyomma inornatum. It is important to characterize the disease potential of the latter tick in
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Cardiovascular Disease Ashley Cookie Cardiac Arrest Mr. Stapleton November 20th‚ 2012 Would you like to feel or be close to death? How would you like to have your heart pump rapidly out of control? A cardiac Arrest is the absence of ventricular contraction that results in systemic circulatory failure. A Cardiac Arrest is something that can happen out of nowhere without you knowing. You can be cooking and you just collapse and go into Cardiac Arrest. It’s that easy!
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Huntington’s disease Anna Richards 4th period 12/7/16 Page Break In 1872‚ the American physician George Huntington wrote about an illness that he called "an heirloom from generations away back in the dim past." One of its earliest names was chorea. Until recently‚ scientists understood very little about HD and could only watch as the disease continued to pass from generation to generation. Families saw the disease destroy their loved ones’ ability to feel‚ think‚ and
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metastasized‚ or spread‚ outside of the ovaries‚ improvements in treatment and diagnosis have increased survival rates. One out of every 71 women has a lifetime risk of getting ovarian cancer‚ and more than 20‚000 new U.S. cases are diagnosed annually. This disease is most common in women over the age of 45‚ and the average age of diagnosis is 63. Ovarian cancer comes in several varieties. The most common type‚ epithelial tumors‚ occurs in the outside lining of the ovary. Cancer can also develop inside the
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Cardiovascular System Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a collective term for various diseases of the heart and blood vessels. The leading cause of death in the United States because it affects nearly 83 million Americans. This disease is due to the way of our life mostly. Millions of Americans smoke‚ are overweight‚ have uncontrolled high blood pressure or high cholesterol levels‚ and they don’t even know the signs of CVD. Major risk factors for cardiovascular disease that can be changed are tobacco‚
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Huntington’s Disease Garry Estrada University of Phoenix PSYCH/575 February 6‚ 2011 Rex Philpot‚ Ph.D. Huntington’s Disease The human body in its ability to function properly is comprised of the central nervous system‚ the peripheral nervous system‚ and the autonomic nervous system‚ which is a “branch of the peripheral nervous system” (Carlson‚ 2010‚ p. 97). The central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system make up the primary controls that command all
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------------------------------------------------- Associate Level Material Chronic Diseases The Life Resource Center (LRC) and REV Wellness Center websites are valuable free tools available to University of Phoenix students. Taking some time to explore these websites to discover some of the many topics‚ resources‚ and tools available is a great way to find information to enhance and support health and wellness. Option 1: Chronic Disease Risk Assessment Take one of the health risk assessments located
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