Typhus is a disease that is caused by the bacteria‚ Rickettsia. It’s been around since the late fifteenth century‚ and up until the twentieth century has impacted the world. Historically‚ Typhus was a huge disease that caused high mortality‚ and a chain of events. Not only that‚ but biologically there’s also a lot this disease does. In 1492 Typhus was a new disease and it wasn’t known until just before World War I. The origin of it is unknown‚ however‚ it is believed that it went to Western Europe
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Lyme Disease Lyme disease is a disease that is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi‚ and is spread through the bite of infected ticks. In the United States‚ there are two coastal ticks that spread the disease in the east and west. The blacklegged tick‚ or deer tick‚ spreads it in the northeastern‚ north-atlantic. The western blacklegged tick spreads the disease on the west coast. Ticks can attach to any part of the human body but are often found in hard-to-see areas such as the groin‚ armpits
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Understanding autoimmune disease is the subject of intense study within the medical community and although there have been great strides in the direction of uncoiling the mystery of autoimmune responses‚ there is still much to be discovered. Cell-mediated autoimmune disease is defined as a disease in which one’s immune system attacks the healthy cells of their own body. Such diseases as Multiple Sclerosis‚ Rheumatoid Arthritis‚ Celiac Disease‚ and Lupus fall into this category. With Zika virus
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contradictory around the idea of man-made diseases. It could easily create images of mad scientists or evil terrorists creating the ultimate in biological weaponry. At this point the conspiracy theorist in all of us starts to wonder about the origin of any number of diseases and we look over our shoulders cautiously to see if Big Brother is standing there. However‚ between the conspiracies and the terror campaigns is a fascinating list of diseases that could fit the criteria. Within these
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What Is Protozoa? Protozoa are one of the three main classes of parasites that cause diseases in humans. They are single-celled organism‚ and can only be seen under a microscope. When they invade a human they are able to multiply easily‚ which causes them to be at a great advantage and puts humans at a disadvantage. This helps them survive in the human body and causes a serious infection even with the arrival of a single protozoon. Infections caused by protozoa are contagious. Those protozoa
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Treating Your Gum Disease Gum disease symptoms include swollen gums and bleeding when you eat or brush your teeth. However‚ it’s possible to have early gum disease and not notice symptoms at all. That’s one reason regular dental exams are important. When your dentist examines your mouth and finds evidence of gum disease‚ he or she will probably advise you to take prompt action so the condition doesn’t advance. Here is an overview of how gum disease is treated. Teeth Cleaning And Lifestyle Changes
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Huntington’s Disease Haley Hamilton January 4th‚ 2017 Honors Biology 3&4 The World in the eyes of everyday people do not see what awful things that are taking place in those around them. Huntington’s disease is a fatal illness in which those who develop this have no chance of survival. The disease deteriorates one’s ability to function properly and their way of living. Not only does the disease harm the sufferer but it also affects the people around them as well‚ too. For‚ these people are
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Maycomb’s ‘Unusual’ Disease In the fictional town of Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ the residents seem to have all been infected by the same disease. Harper Lee‚ the author of the very famous novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ has used several ways of portraying this idea and is able to convince readers that her characters really do have some sort of ‘illness‚’ an illness which affects people’s thoughts on how others should be treated. The novel highlights several issues including racism‚ childhood‚ injustice and
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gift of normality. In this harsh world people are dying of all types of diseases and things that are undetectable or even treatable due to the fact that they have unknown origins. Many of the world’s diseases such as HIV‚ AIDS‚ some cases of Multiple Sclerosis and Muscular Dystrophies. Among these fatal and life threatening ailments Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease‚ other wise known as (CJD)‚ takes precedence. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is an unusual‚ degenerative‚ consistently terminal brain disorder
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Crohn’s Disease causes the entire gastrointestinal system to be inflamed. The disease was discovered by gastroenterologist Dr. Burrill Crohn in 1932. Crohn’s disease is often characterized by diarrhea‚ weight loss‚ fatigue‚ bloody stool‚ anemia‚ and abdominal cramps (Skyler‚ 2007). An article titled “Regional Ileitis” by authors Burrill Crohn and colleagues published in 1932 proposed‚ that this disease affects the terminal ilius of some young adults. It presents subacute and chronic necrotizing
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