OF CHRONIC DISEASES AMONG THE AGED IN CAPE COAST METROPOLITAN OVER LAST FOUR YEARS Introduction This paper charts a brief history of Ghana’s chronic disease burden over the last five years‚ focusing on prevalence‚ risk and illness implications in relation to aging. Two arguments are made. First‚ chronic diseases in Ghana constitute public health and developmental challenges‚ requiring the same intellectual and financial commitments afforded to communicable and infectious diseases. Information
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“Greening Disease: The Death of Citrus?” was produed as a result of your request. The report discusses the harm this disease does to citrus trees‚ it’s origin and how it is spread.it also discusses possible cures for it.this report focuses on the diseases impact on Florida only. There is no known cure for this disease as of now. This is a large reason of my report‚to raise questions and hopefully cause more research and maybe find a cure. Sincerely Kevin Bateman Greening Disease: The Death
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Running Head: LYME DISEASE The Epidemiology of Lyme Disease Justin Brewer Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 442: Community Health Nursing Spring‚ 2009 The Epidemiology of Lyme Disease Lyme disease is a significant public health concern in the United States. Despite a growing knowledge of the disease‚ the incidence of Lyme disease continues to increase (Corapi‚ White‚ Phillips‚ Daltroy‚ Shadick‚ & Liang‚ 2007). Borrelia burgdorferi‚ the bacteria that causes Lyme disease‚ is found naturally
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Lyme Disease and Its Effects on The Body with a Focus On The Immune System. Lyme disease is an infection of the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi. It can be contracted by a bite from ticks‚ along with many other vector-borne diseases. It can affect all systems in the body and can cause significant damage to the nervous system. The disease can be cured through antibiotics‚ but many times it goes unnoticed until it has already done damage. It has a wide range of symptoms because it effects all systems
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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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Understanding of Alzheimer Disease Introduction Loss of memory‚ forgetfulness‚ personal change‚ even death‚ are common related disorders caused by a disease called Dementia or better known to most people as Alzheimer ’s disease. This disease is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States in persons 65 and older. Alzheimer ’s disease is‚ named for the German neurologist Alois Alzheimer‚ who first recognized the disease in 1907; Alzheimer ’s disease is characterized by a progressive
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Parkinson disease What is Parkinson disease? Parkinson disease is a degenerative neurologic condition that typically causes progressive tremor‚ slowed movement‚ muscle stiffness‚ and trouble walking. Eventually‚ individuals may develop behavioral changes. Most people develop symptoms during middle age (around age 56). The condition usually starts with shaking or tremor in one arm. Over time‚ patients may become physically disabled without the ability to perform daily activities. In fact‚ Parkinson
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The Future Alzheimer’s Disease Sadly‚ while the number of deaths from nearly all other major disease have decreased over the last decade‚ deaths linked to Alzheimer’s has increased by an astonishing sixty eight percent. It is the only cause of death in the top ten causes in America that cannot be prevented‚ cured‚ or even slowed. The sheer amount of related deaths‚ and the cost going in to all aspects of it are absolutely staggering. The future of this disease‚ to put it in a single word is‚ scary
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Nail anatomy What’s the purpose of the nail plate? The nail plate acts as a protective shield‚ shielding the delicate tissues of the underlying Nail Bed. What is the Matrix? The matrix is in fact the ROOT of the nail. This area is not visible‚ it is hidden and protected by the Proximinal Nail Fold. The matrix produces keratin cells that make up the nail plate. As more and more cells are produced the older ones are pushed outwards and flattened‚ all this pushing and flattening results in
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Anatomy & Physiology Gerald McGraw January 27‚ 2012 Addison’s Disease A disorder that takes place when your body produces an insufficient amount of certain hormones that are produced by the adrenal glands is called Addison’s disease. With Addison’s disease‚ the adrenal glands do not produce enough cortisol and often times an insufficient amount of aldosterone as well. Doctors sometimes refer to Addison’s disease as the illness of chronic adrenal insufficiency‚ or also called hypocortisolism
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