Crohn’s Disease Jami Thomason SC131: Human Anatomy and Physiology II Unit 3 Assignment Kaplan University 10/28/2014 I have chosen to write my Unit 3 assignment topic on Crohn’s disease‚ which is also known as Crohn syndrome and regional enteritis‚ is a form of autoimmune inflammatory bowel disease. Crohn’s disease gets its name and was first discovered by Dr. Burrill B. Crohn in 1932‚ it is known to possibly have affected as many as 700‚000 Americans. This disease can affect any area of the
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and Labarthe (2010) studied coronary heart disease risk factors trends and mortality in the United States. The purpose of this study was to look at cardiovascular risk factors in the United States since coronary heart disease is among the leading causes of death in the world. It is not only the leading cause of death‚ but coronary heart disease is also costing the United States a lot of money. Since much of the population is affected by coronary heart disease‚ health care costs are extremely high for
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Heart disease describes many conditions that affect a person’s heart. This includes many conditions from diseases of blood vessels‚ problems in heart rhythm‚ and conditions of heart defects (“Heart Disease”). More than 610‚000 people die each year because of heart disease and 735‚000 die of heart attacks‚ making heart disease the number one leading cause of the death in the U.S. (“Heart Disease Facts”). There are many causes that have been linked to heart disease such as high blood pressure‚ diabetes
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Cell Disease Blood has been considered the essence of life for centuries‚ and our blood is a living tissue made up of liquid and solids. There are many diseases related to blood such as anemia which is the decrease in oxygen supply to tissue and causes hypoxia‚ thalassemia is the mutation in one or more globin gene of hemoglobin‚ etc. Therefore‚ one of blood disorders is the most common symptomatic hemoglobinopathy with the greatest prevalence in worldwide which is called sickle cell disease. Sickle
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The Impact of STD’s on Youth 15-24 Faith Stephens SEEP 2016 Augusta University According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)‚ over 20 million new cases Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) are diagnosed each year. Youth‚ ages 15-19‚ and young adults‚ ages 20-24‚ account for half of all new STD infections. Reasons for this high rate of infection by youth and young adults include the following: young people do not get the recommended test; are hesitant to talk to adults‚ including parents
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Article Review: Lyme Disease HCS 457 September‚ 2012 Professor Michelle Clemmons Article Review The World Health Organization defines “Health education as any combination of learning experiences designed to help individuals and communities improve their health‚ by increasing their knowledge or influencing their attitudes” (WHO‚ 2012‚ p. 2). The best weapon in preventing a disease outbreak is community action and education. Articles are published to provide valuable information regarding past
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Introduction Crohn’s disease (CD) is an idiopathic chronic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract with an unpredictable course. The peak age of the onset of CD is in second to fourth decades of life‚ and its course follows a pattern of periodic recurrences and exacerbations1. CD predominantly affects the small bowel (in up to 80% of cases) and colon‚ but any part of the gastrointestinal tract may be involved‚ and more than one site may be affected. This disease is characterized by erosions
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Alzheimer ’s Disease Joy Pachowicz PSY 350 Professor Alina Sheppe Perez May 15‚ 201 Introduction Alzheimer ’s disease‚ despite being so widespread‚ is not really considered part of the aging process. According to Robert Feldman‚ author of the textbook‚ “Understanding Psychology”‚ only 19% of people who are ages 75 to 84 suffer from this disease. It is only once they pass the age of 85‚ that the elderly need to be more concerned about the possibility of developing Alzheimer ’s
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Lyme Disease: Mechanisms of Disease – A Patient Conversation Lyme Disease: Mechanisms of Disease – A Patient Conversation Lyme disease is a bacterial infection that spreads throughout the body from the bite of a tick. Lyme disease is a bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi (B. burgdorferi) and the body’s immune response to the infection (Meyerhoff‚ 2013). Ticks pick up B. burgdorferi from another host such as deer or mice; they then transfer it to humans (Lyme disease‚ n.d.). B burgdorferi
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Parkinson Disease Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects movement. The most well-known sign of Parkinson disease is the tremor in just one hand. Family can notice that you have Parkinson disease when there’s little expression in your face and you don’t swing your arms when you walk. Speech often becomes soft and mumbling. Parkinson disease symptoms tend to worsen as the disease progresses. There are many different medicines that treat this disease‚ but sometimes
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