Alzheimers is a disease that affects the memory of middle to older age people by breaking down the brain cells. B. Credibility Statement: I have firsthand seen the affects of the disease as it runs in my family. C. Audience Relevence: It is statisticly shown that 1 in 10 people have alzheimers once theyr’e the age of 65 or older. D. Thesis: Azheimers is a noncurable disease that has many causes and effects that can be prevented. E. Overview: I hope to teach you all something new about this disease. II
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Part 1 Diseases come from all over the world‚ because of globalization many new diseases have spread around the world. Globalization brought about new measures to systematically to preventing‚ identifying‚ and combating foreign diseases: Surveillance Immunization Research Improved sanitation and living conditions Price of drugs Part 2 Globalization can provide both opportunities and concerns Although globalization can cause concerns‚ it can also have benefits when it comes to dealing with
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Overview: Lyme disease was first recognized in the United States in 1975 by Dr. Allen Steere‚ following a mysterious outbreak of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis near the community of Lyme‚ Connecticut. The rural location of the Lyme outbreak and the onset of illness during summer and early fall suggested that the transmission of the disease was by an arthropod vector. Adult female Ixodes tick (deer tick) From Brown University In 1982‚ the causative agent of Lyme disease was discovered
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Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized clinically by progressive cognitive impairment [1]. Age is the most important factor that predisposes persons to the non-familial form of the disease‚ which in 2010 affected over 35 million elderly adults worldwide [2]. How aging interacts with other risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease [3] is still unknown. It appears‚ however‚ that certain age-related pathologies that are closely associated with systemic dysfunctions in lipid metabolism
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The average American was susceptible to many infectious diseases during the 1800’s. Because the spread of disease and pathology itself were not adequately understood until the late 1800’s(major epidemics continued to occur into the 1900’s‚ however)‚ and the practice of medicine was relatively primitive‚ the average life expectancy was very low. Many epidemics occurred in the new and thriving industrial centers of America‚ where rapid urbanization had not provided for adequate sanitation or living
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Diana Beharry PSY350: Physiological Psychology Alzheimer’s Disease Professor Candice Ward March 20‚ 2011 Introduction In 1901‚ a fifty one year old woman named Frau Auguste D. was admitted to a psychiatric hospital in Frankfurt‚ Germany. She had an unusual bunch of symptoms. While she had no history of prior psychiatric illness‚ her husband had noticed that Frau D. was becoming increasing paranoid‚ hallucinatory‚ agitated‚ disoriented‚ and having increasing difficulties with language functions
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Alzheimer’s is not just a disease of the elder. Early-onset Alzheimer’s‚ otherwise known as younger-onset‚ affects those younger than the age of 65. Many who get younger-onset are usually in their 30’s‚ 40’s‚ or 50’s. In the United States‚ more than 200‚00 people have early-onset. Those dealing with it can be in the early‚ middle‚ or end stage of the disease. This disease is located in chromosome 12‚ and also chromosomes 21‚ 14‚ and 1‚ located on PS1 (or AD3. Early-onset Alzheimer’s is an unexpected
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Ide Research Paper 4/12/14 Crohn’s Disease Outline I. Intro A. An article at CCFA.org states that Crohns disease was first discovered in 1932 by Dr. Burrill B. Crohn. 1. *Colleagues Dr. Leon Ginzburg and Dr. Gordon D. Oppenheimer helped Crohn discover the disease. B. Crohn’s Disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). 1. Takes place in the gastrointestinal tract( GI tract) 2. Crohns is a chronic inflammatory condition C. Crohn’s Disease mainly affects the end of the small bowel
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Autoimmune thyroid disease (ATD) is the most common autoimmune disease associated with type 1 diabetes. Therefore‚ a sound understanding of the disease process and how it impacts glycemia is important. ATD may present as Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT) or Grave’s disease. HT results in hypothyroidism and is the most common presentation‚ while Grave’s disease results in hyperthyroidism (Kakleas‚ Soldatou‚ Karachaliou‚ & Karavanaki‚ 2015). Specific HLA types in patients with type 1 diabetes are associated
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behavior. Alzheimer’s is the most common cause of dementia among older adults and is the sixth leading cause of death in the United states (About Alzheimer’s Disease: Treatment). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ an estimated five million Americans aged 65 years and older had Alzheimer’s disease. Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are similar in several aspects‚ but it is important to understand the differences between the two conditions. Dementia is a general term to describe a
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