Disease is any condition that adversely affects the function of any part of a living thing. Health is the wellbeing of the organism. All our body functions‚ which are under the control of our genes‚ work together to maintain health. Difficulties in determining health and disease: Disease can cover a wide range of conditions including minor conditions‚ such as a cut finger or an ant bite‚ as well as the more obvious diseases like cancers. Health varies on a daily basis and is not just the absence
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Crohn’s disease was dated as early as between 460-370 BCE during the Greek era. However‚ they did not know what it was and what to call it until two doctors that researched the disease and also named it Crohn’s disease after Dr. Burrill Crohn. It is a family member to ulcerative colitis which also deals with the inflammatory bowel disease. It is when the body thinks it has bad bacteria in the body and it tries to fight it but in reality‚ it’s good bacteria. This is a non-curable disease. However
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Celiac Disease Unit 4: Assign 2- Disorders Affecting the Immune System April 9‚ 2013 Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder. It affects the small intestine in the person’s body. It can affect people who have been linked genetically or pre-disposed from infancy to adulthood (www.mayoclinic.com). This disease can be asymptomatic. Which means that the person can be a carrier of this disease and pass it on to their children. The carrier would not have
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Karla Obasi HEA 341 Disease Research Report December 9‚ 2010 CHOLERA Disease Defined Cholera is an infection of the small intestine that causes a large amount of watery diarrhea. Cholera is a bacterial disease (caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae) usually spread through contaminated water. The bacteria‚ which are found in fecal-contaminated food and water and in raw or undercooked seafood‚ produce a toxin that affects the intestines causing diarrhea‚ vomiting‚ and severe fluid and electrolyte
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Using Animals in Disease Research People all over the world have different opinions on whether animal testing is an ethical way to research drugs and treatments or not. Almost every medical advancement has involved using of animals including discovery of penicillin‚ organ transplantation‚ vaccines etc. Scientists should use animals in disease research because nowadays it is the only right way to develop drugs‚ treatments and cures for diseases and to be sure that new products are safe to use.
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Huntington’s disease is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder characterized by an abnormally high number of CAG repeats (polyglutamine) in the huntingtin (HTT) gene (also known as IT15)‚ found in the short arm of chromosome 4‚ specifically‚ p16.3 (Buetow et al. 1991). Symptoms of this disorder include chorea (involuntary jerking movements)‚ cognitive deficits‚ motor deficits‚ and changes in behavior. This disease gets progressively worse over time‚ starting with subtle behavioral‚ cognitive
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person who is heterozygous for a recessive disease and therefore does not display the phenotype (disease). They are called carriers because although they are phenotypically normal with regard to the disorder‚ they can transmit the recessive allele to their offspring. They are heterozygotes and normal (Rr) DISEASES a. Recessively Inherited Disorders Tay-Sachs disease * Inherited disorder in humans where the brain cells of a child with the disease cannot metabolize certain lipids because
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Maple Sugar Urine Disease Classic Maple Sugar Urine Disease or MSUD is a genetic amino acid disorder in which body isn’t able to break down the amino acids found in proteins such as leucine‚ isoleucine and valine. MSUD is also referred to as branched chain ketoaciduria. BCKADs or Branched-Chain Alpha-Keto Acid Dehydrogenase are enzymes that break down those amino acids. This causes the urine to smell like maple syrup. When these amino acids build up in the blood they cause complications.
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PARKINSON’S DISEASE AND WHY IT AFFECTS PRODOMINANTLY THE MALE SEX BY LEANNE JONES Preceding Degree: BSc Adult (General) Nursing: 2011-2014 Previous Course: Access to Health & Nursing: 2010-2011 Secondary Research Report Presented as Partial Fulfillment to Attain Access to Health & Nursing Faculty of Health and Nursing at South Essex College ABSTRACT Before examining the possible reasons why there appears to be an overwhelming prevalence of PD (Parkinson Disease) in men
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Culture and Disease Paper: Rotavirus HCS/330: Introduction to Health and Disease June 11‚ 2010 Culture and Disease: Rotavirus First-time parents anticipate changing plenty of dirty diapers‚ however they may never consider that a minor problem like diarrhea can land them and their infant in an emergency room. Mothers and fathers can be shocked to discover that rotavirus is one of the main causes of severe diarrhea cases in babies and youth in the United States. Rotavirus is responsible for
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