Alzheimer’s disease Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible‚ neurological condition that impairs the brain’s functioning. The exact cause of Alzheimer’s disease is not known. Early symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease are usually memory loss. There are other symptoms that include having problems with learning‚ paying attention‚ judgment and orientation. (Aronson 15) In general‚ people who have major personality and behavior changes might have Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s disease usually affects older
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Perthes Disease Perthes Disease‚ also known as Legg-Calve Perthes Disease is a childhood disorder that affects the head of the femur bone‚ where it connects to the hip bone. Begins in childhood and affects boys more than girls between the ages 4-8 and is more common in Caucasian children than those of an ethnic back round. Usually it only affects one hip‚ but in 10% of some cases it affects both. This is not an infectious disease‚ so other children in the house won’t be affected. It occurs when
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Running Head: Taxonomy Taxonomy Anonymous Grand Canyon University Management 415 March 22‚ 2010 Management Theory Taxonomy Leadership qualities dated back to (315-311 BC) – Seleukos conquers and unites Roman and Persian empire by leading his troops ethically‚ with respect for diversity‚ social responsibility and organizational culture. Management Foundation- Scientific management 1. Frederick W. Taylor (1911) - Time study: to analyze motional task and develop the most efficient
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Addison’s Disease Addison’s Disease‚ also known as adrenal insufficiency‚ is a condition that arises when the adrenal glands do not produce enough of their hormones. It is a rare disorder named after Dr. Thomas Addison‚ a British physician who identified the disease in 1849. It can develop in children and adults and occur as a result of many underlying causes. Causes The adrenal glands are tiny‚ hormone – discharging organs just above your kidneys. They are made up of two sections;
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Lyme disease is a bacterial disease that affects over 200‚000 each year. It is caused by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi. It is transmitted through the bite of blacklegged ticks (deer ticks). These ticks are found in grassy and wooded areas. Female nymphal or young black-legged ticks carry and transmit the Lyme disease bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi the most. Common symptoms of Lyme disease are fever‚ muscle pain‚ joint pain‚ headache‚ fatigue‚ and a characteristic skin rash called Erythema migrans
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Can you imagine having a disease that can change everything in your body‚ the way you feel‚ or where it can change your eating habits and can cause severe pains? Well if you have Celiac disease you will no longer be able to eat anything like pizza. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that can occur in genetically predisposed people where the ingestion of gluten leads to damage in the small intestine. It is estimated to affect 1 in 100 people worldwide. Two and one-half million Americans are
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She asked me to tell her more about the cancer as far as what it is‚ what the symptoms are‚ and what kind of treatments are available. I told her I would explain what I know to her in the simplest way I can. I know first hand that there are three different major types of blood cancer‚ Leukemia‚ Lymphoma‚ and Myeloma. Nobody knows exactly why or how someone can get any of these blood cancers. I have a personal experience with a type of blood cancer called Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia or CML.
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Topic: Cushing’s disease Title: What is there to know about Cushing’s Disease? Group Number: No. 6 Identification of Group Members: What is there to know about Cushing’s disease? What is Cushing’s disease? The Cushing’s disease was first describe by a neurosurgeon named Harvey Cushing in the year 1912 (JB Lippincott‚ (1992)). The disease also known as Tertiary or Secondary Hypercortisolism (Minnie G: Lanzino‚ Giuseppe: Maartens‚ Niki F.; Laws‚ Edward R. (2002)) is a condition in which the steroid
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Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer’s is an irreversible‚ unexplained disease. It slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and‚ eventually it destroys the ability to carry out simple tasks. Most people with the Alzheimer’s start experiencing symptoms in their early 60s. The disease was named after Dr. Alois Alzheimer. In 1906 Dr. Alzheimer had a patient that died of an unknown mental illness. Before she died she had memory loss‚ language problems‚ and unpredictable behavior. After she died Dr. Alzheimer
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Gaucher’s disease can vary wildly. Siblings‚ even identical twins‚ with the same disease may have different levels of severity” (Mayo Clinic). While many people who get the disease can live long lives‚ most infants who get the disease die by age 1 (Vance). Gaucher’s disease is a rare genetic disorder that results in the buildup of cerebrosides‚ a type of fatty molecule‚ eventually causing damage to the spleen‚ liver‚ central nervous system‚ and bones. There are four types of Gaucher’s disease. Type
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