OLUWAKEMI ADEJUMO DISEASE RESEARCH PAPER INFECTIOUS DISEASE: HIV/AIDS Human immune deficiency virus infection/ Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a disease of the human immune system caused by infections with human immune deficiency virus (HIV). During the initial infection‚ a person may experience a brief period of influenza like illness. This is typically followed by a prolonged period without symptoms. Genetic Research indicates that HIV originated in West Africa
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1988). Peripheral neuropathy is a common finding in chronic alcoholics. There also is a population having autonomic neuropathy in chronic alcoholics (Duncan et al.‚ 1980). Johnson and Robinson (1988) reported that vagal neuropathy in chronic alcoholics is associated with significantly higher mortality than in general population. They also suggested that the major cause of death in chronic
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Sannu’s Story A. In Sannu’s case why is there both sensory loss and muscle weakness? Leprosy is a disease that has been known since biblical times. It causes skin sores‚ nerve damage‚ and muscle weakness that gets worse over time. Leprosy is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae. It is not very contagious and it has a long incubation period (time before symptoms appear)‚ which makes it hard to know where or when someone caught the disease. Children are more likely than adults to get the
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Cognitive-Motor Task Conditions For this part of the study‚ dynamic posturography will be combined with the cognitive testing. Just prior to beginning a dynamic posturography trial‚ participants will be provided with an alpha-numeric sequence. Following the 20 second posturography trial‚ the participants will be instructed to indicate the sequence in reverse order. Performance on balance and cognitive task will be determined as discussed earlier. In addition‚ the cognitive-motor task cost on equilibrium
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CONTENTS PAGE Contents Page......................................................................................................................Pg 1 Introduction.........................................................................................................................Pg 2 Assessment Activity 1..........................................................................................................Pg 3 Assessment Activity 1 ......................................................
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such as numbness or loss of sensation. This condition‚ known as peripheral neuropathy can be very subtle at first and many people with diabetes are not even aware they have symptoms. However‚ as the condition progresses it can lead to serious complications such as ulcers‚ infections‚ and even amputation. In fact up to 70% of all people with diabetes will eventually develop peripheral neuropathy. Symptoms of Peripheral neuropathy may be including numbness‚ pins and needles‚ loss of sensation‚ prickling
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being said peripheral neuropathy first starts off in the fingers and toes and after it makes its way to the arms and legs. A couple symptoms are weakness‚ those body parts start to get a burn sensation. The way the person feels will go away as them feeling hot or cold. The person won’t be able to feel cold or hot anymore. The person will feel some type of deep pains. The second one is autonomic. Autonomic only refers to the bladder and the heart and sexual functions. Having autonomic neuropathy can give
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Pernicious Anemia and its association to orthostatic hypertension Pernicious anemia is the major form of vitamin B12 deficiency. It is caused by serum antibodies against intrinsic factor which leads to B12 deficiency rather than by B12 deficiency itself. Absorption of vitamin B12 requires intrinsic factor which is secreted by parietal cells. Pernicious anemia is marked by autoimmune attack on gastric mucosa and a loss in parietal cells. Approximately 75% of the affected patients have type I antibody
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Your blood vessels are supposed to "feed" your nerves‚ but with your blood vessels damaged‚ your nerves then also become damaged. There are many different types of diabetic neuropathy such as: peripheral‚ autonomic‚ proximal‚ and focal. Diabetic peripheral neuropathy is the most common form of nerve damage‚ and it most often affects the nerves going to the feet. This type is also the most serious because the sore on people’s feet can be infected which can then spread
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multi-factorial etiology of diabetic foot ulcers is evidenced by the numerous pathophysiologic pathways that can potentially lead to this disorder. A multicenter study attributed 63 percent of diabetic foot ulcers to the critical triad of peripheral sensory neuropathy‚ deformity‚ and trauma (Reiber‚ et al.‚ 1999). The following discusses the pathophysiology of each of the triad in limited detail. Background: Glucose is liberated from dietary carbohydrate such as starch or sucrose by hydrolysis within
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