Genetics- Word Count: 214 Sickle cell disease is a genetic blood disorder that plagues millions of people all over the world‚ the highest concentration is found among people of Sub-Saharan African descent. Sickle cell disease is caused by a mutation in the HBB gene located on chromosome 11. Hemoglobin in red blood cells is how oxygen is delivered to cells throughout the body and is composed of four subunits‚ two subunits of alpha- globin and two of beta- globin. The HBB gene provides the instructions
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Introduction: Sickle-cell anaemia (SCA) also called Sickle-cell disease (SCD)‚ is a genetic blood disorder. It occurs due to a mutation in the haemoglobin gene. In sickle-cell anaemia‚ red blood cells become rigid‚ less flexible and adopt sickle shape. Sickle-cell disease occurs more commonly among people whose ancestors lived in tropical and sub-tropical sub-saharan regions. In Sickle cell disease‚ human blood contains both normal red blood cells and sickle-shaped cells. Sickle-cell disease causes
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Thesis Statement: Yellow Fever is a potentially dangerous virus but by following the right steps it can be prevented and hopefully eliminated. I. Overview of disease A. Basic Information 1. Causes a) Yellow Fever virus transferred by mosquitoes to humans b) Since 1974 only one genetic type can still be identified c) Transmitted between monkeys and mosquitoes and then from mosquitoes to humans. 2. Symptoms a) Incubates in body for 3-6 days before symptoms occur b) 2 disease phases (1) "acute"
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Diseases suck‚ especially yellow fever. I’m going to tell you how yellow fever is caused‚ symptoms of yellow fever‚ how to prevent from getting the disease‚ and treatment for the disease. Yellow fever is a disease caused by a bite from a mosquito. It can give the liver wreckage and cause your kidneys to fail in some serious cases. This disease is mainly found in tropical and subtropical places like‚ South America‚ some of the Caribbean‚ and Africa. Africa was the most affected area with 90% of 84
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INFORMATIVE SPEECH OUTLINE Healing the Whole World Speech #1: Informative Josephine Harscouet‚ Sheyla Rodriguez‚ Mallory Bridgman Dengue Fever in Colombia and India SPECIFIC PURPOSE: To inform my audience about Dengue Fever INTRODUCTION I. With more than one-third of the world’s population living in areas at risk for infection‚ dengue virus is a leading cause of illness and death in the tropics and subtropics. II. We would like to inform you of this disease because it affects so many populations
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Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited conditions that affect the red blood cells. People affected with sickle cell disease produce abnormally shaped red blood cells that causes health problems. Sickle cell disease is caused by a defective gene passed on from the parent to the child. Sickle cell disease is condition that is considered serious and lifelong. People of African descent are mainly affected with sickle cell disease in addition to ‚ Caribbean‚ Middle Eastern‚ Eastern Mediterranean
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Mary Emily Flores 4/18/2017 Dr.Sirhan Abdullah General Biology 1 Sickle cell anemia is an inherited disease in which there aren’t enough healthy red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout the body . Where the cell is deformed is in the bone marrow ‚a gene in the bone marrow causes the blood cell to come out in a sickle cell shape because the hemoglobin in the defected body is abnormal‚ after it gives up the oxygen‚ bet together causeing the red blood cells to become to a sickle like shape
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With more than one-third of the world’s population living in areas at risk for infection‚ dengue virus is a leading cause of illness and death in the tropics and subtropics. As many as 400 million people are infected yearly. Dengue is caused by any one of four related viruses transmitted by mosquitoes. There are not yet any vaccines to prevent infection with dengue virus and the most effective protective measures are those that avoid mosquito bites. When infected‚ early recognition and prompt supportive
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Well‚ as most people know‚ the Zika Virus is a big deal and a very controversial issue not only in foreign counries‚ but also in the United States as well. The Zika Virus is a mosquito-borne virus that is rapidly spreading across the globe. It is part of the family of yellow fever. In the long run‚ the virus causes brith defects in pregnancies. The virus has been spread to 34 countries and territories and a director from the World Health Organization (WHO) said that it is an ‘extraordinary
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Hepatitis B is deemed “a silent killer” because those affected with the virus show no symptoms therefore‚ have no concrete way of realizing their situation and getting a diagnosis. Even if a patient is diagnosed‚ treatments remain low even despite all the evidence of early treatment and suppression reduce the risk of liver cancer and cirrhosis; chronic liver damage. Since this infectious disease shows very little in regards to symptoms‚ that may be the cause of the threat that comes with the disease
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