“Alzheimer’s ... it is a barren disease‚ as empty and lifeless as a desert. It is a thief of hearts and souls and memories” Nicholas Sparks Alzheimer’s disease causes brain changes that gradually get worse. It is the most common cause of dementia‚ a group brain of disorders that initiate progressive loss of intellectual and social skills. The disease comes on gradually‚ as two abnormal protein fragments called Plaques and Tangles accumulate in the brain and kill brain cells. All of this
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HIV: A Communicable Disease HIV‚ Human Immunodeficiency Virus‚ is a communicable disease that was once considered a death sentence years ago. It is a disease that is contracted by the exchange of bodily fluids such as blood‚ semen‚ and vaginal secretions. Persons can be affected by the disease for years without knowing it. To date‚ blood tests that pick up the antibody is the only way of detecting it. Patients may be asymptomatic‚ which means the disease is present‚ however‚ symptoms
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worldwide epidemic of cardiovascular disease. Today 720‚000 cardiovascular surgeries are performed each year and accounting for 37% of all deaths in america and as a contributing factor in 21% more deaths in the U.S. population‚ Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. As other countries are exposed to the American diet: high in protein‚ fat‚ sugar‚ dairy and refined flours‚ are experiencing increases in cardiovascular diseases. While it is true that the overall populations
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Alzheimer’s Disease According to the statistics‚ about 3 percent of men and women ages 65 to 74 have Alzheimer’s disease‚ and nearly half of that age 85 and older may have the disease. Alzheimer’s disease‚ it’s a chronic disease‚ which starts slowly and get worse over time and no recovery. The disease will slowly attack the nerve cell in the parts of the cortex of the brain‚ thus impairing person’s abilities to govern emotions‚ recognize errors and patterns‚ coordinate movement‚ and remember. How
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contributing factors such as high blood pressure and cholesterol can cause chronic diseases. One disease that has been the number one killer of men and women in the U.S. is cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease has many contributors‚ but smoking itself is a high risk to contract the disease. Non-smokers also have to pay attention to the air they are breathing because the smoke around you can kill you! What is heart disease? Many of us at a young age believe that heart disease can only
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of Celiac Disease Simply put‚ celiac disease is an absorption disease that occurs when the body is unable to digest gluten and has an autoimmune response (Green & Jones‚ 2010‚ p.2‚ 19). Gluten is one of the many different proteins found in large quantities in wheat and other members of the triticum family - durum wheat‚ kamut‚ spelt‚ and einkorn. Barley and rye have a close relation with the triticum family and also contain gluten (Wangen‚ 2009‚ p.26). In order to have celiac disease‚ one must
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and an example of a symptom would be pain in the part of the body experienced by the patient. 2. What are some changeable predisposing factors to disease? What is the single greatest avoidable cause of death and disease? The predisposing factors to disease are age‚ gender‚ lifestyle‚ environment‚ and heredity. The most avoidable cause of death and disease is smoking tobacco and exposure to secondhand smoke. 3. Explain
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Halperin‚ Ian. (2009). The Final Years of Micheal Jackson Unmasked. Canada. Transit Media In Halperin’s depiction of the end of Michael Jackson’s life in his novel he recounts the major events towards the end of his career including; his 2005 child molestation trials‚ early allegations of child abuse‚ the mystery behind the mother of his child Blanket‚ his addiction to pain medications‚ his many illnesses and what really lead to the death of Michael Jackson. Halperin claims that he believes that
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Alcohol Use What is alcohol use disorder? It is a disorder associated with intake of more than enough amount of alcohol resulting in the destruction of internal organs plus it can also harm a person physically and mentally. What it is cause? The main causes of this disorder are: * Drinking alcoholic beverages. * Having alcoholic substances. What organ it effects? It affects several organs. For example: * Brain: Drinking a large amount of alcohol causes damage to the brain. It
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Q1.Some genetic disorders are caused by alleles inherited from the parents. (a) What are alleles? ........................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................ (1) (b) Describe how embryos can be screened for the alleles that cause genetic disorders. ..........................................................
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