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    Trachoma Disease

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    A. Trachoma This is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium “Chlamydia trachomatis”. The infection causes the inner surface of the eyelids to become rough leading to pain in the eye‚ breakdown of the cornea and possible blindness. Untreated‚ repeated trachoma infections result in entropion - a painful form of permanent blindness when the eyelids turn inward‚ causing the eyelashes to scratch the cornea. Children are the most susceptible to infection due to their tendency to easily get dirty

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    Heart Disease

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    Cardiovascular disease is a group of things at are all combined together and are affected by this terrible disease. The things that get affected that involve the human heart are arteries‚ veins‚ blood vessels‚ and capillaries. Heart disease causes many different kinds of problems that are related to the process known as atherosclerosis. The condition happens to a person when a good size amount of plaque has built up in their arteries. The results from this occurring narrows the room inside of our

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    Celiac Disease

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    Celiac Disease Celiac disease is a disease found in the small bowel. This disease does not have a cure. It can only be treated with a strict diet. There are four types of celiac‚ and all but one can be treated. The disease is a genetically inherited associated with the HL4 locus found on the arm of the chromosome six (schaffner‚small-bowel and bacterial overgrowth 2006 pg.99). This disease can cause a lot of problems with a patient if not treated properly. The proper treatment for most individuals

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    Heart Disease

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    HEART DISEASE NOTES Video was made outside of Boston in Framingham. Studies started in 1948. Heart disease is # 1 killer in U.S. It starts squeezing your heart‚ and you feel a sharp point. 1/2 the people in the U.S. die with it‚ and 80% die from it. More men have it and more women die from it. Every minute heart disease kills someone in the U.S. Half the deaths in the U.S. population die by heart disease. Get tightness in the throat. Cholesterol is most deadly. Smoking hardens the arteries. High

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    Part 1- Research 1- How is a Hurricane different from a Tropical Storm? Hurricane has a faster wind speed than tropical storm 2-Describe the four dangers associated with a hurricane (High Winds‚ Ocean waves‚ Storm Surge‚ and Flooding) Trees can collapse and crash houses cause by high winds‚ Flooding can destroy houses‚ trees. ocean waves can cause   the destruction of houses around the ocean. storm surge will cause more flood‚ and will increase the sea level. 3-How did people prepare for

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    Gaucher Disease

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    Gaucher Disease Gaucher is a rare‚ inherited metabolic disorder in which deficiency of the enzyme glucocerebrosidase results in the accumulation of harmful quantities of certain fats (lipids). It can have serious effects on numerous body organs including the liver‚ spleen‚ bones and central nervous system. Gaucher disease has three common clinical subtypes. Type 1‚ which is the most common form of the disease. Type 2‚ which typically begin within 3 months of birth‚ and Type 3‚ which can begin

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    Infectious Disease

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    Infectious Disease – an illness due to specific infections agents or its toxic products that arises through transmission from an infected person‚ animal ‚or reservoir to a susceptible host‚ either directly or indirectly through an intermediate plant or animal host . Parasitic disease – A ameba in infection caused by a parasitic. An organism that lives inside or on a host. Zoonotic disease – an infection or infectious agent transmissible under normal conditions from vertebrate animals to humans

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    THE FIFTH DISEASE

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    THE FIFTH DISEASE Alexis Herrera Dr. Konings BioL 2401 Abstract Fifth Disease is a rash illness caused by parvovirus B19. Fifth Disease also known as erythema infectiosum is more common in children than adults. A person usually gets sick within 4-14 days after getting infected with parvovirus B19. The first symptoms of Fifth Disease are usually mild and nonspecific. The first signs of Parvovirus B19 are fever‚ runny nose‚ and headache‚ and then after several days you may get a red rash on

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    Autoimmune Disease

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    helps us be protected by diseases and infections. Autoimmune disease is the exact opposite. It attacks itself by mistake and you can become ill. Autoimmune diseases affect your tissues as well as your nerves‚ endocrine system‚ muscles and digestive system. Autoimmune occur only in women in their childbearing years. The Autoimmune disease tends to run in the families. Your genes and immune system can respond to things in the environment. If you think you have autoimmune disease then ask your family members

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    The Disease of Masturbation: Values and the concept of Disease by Engelhardt Englhardt’s article The Disease Of Masturbation is an example of the ways in which values impact society’s definition of disease. I agree that it is possible that science is being‚ or has been‚ limited by the values within society. For science to conclude that masturbation causes such aliments as blindness and epilepsy it appears evident that science is being misguided by values of the time. I believe

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