Toxic Shock Syndrome (T.S.S.) You may have never heard of Toxic Shock Syndrome or T.S.S. It may help to know what T.S.S. is and its causes‚ how to prevent it‚ and how to treat it. Toxic Shock Syndrome is form of blood poisoning caused by overgrowth of Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus bacteria. Sometimes these strains of bacteria cause a toxin TSST-1. Its causes have been linked to use of tampons but it can also be caused by surgery and skin wounds. T.S.S. symptoms include a high
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of the median nerve in this manner causes tingling and numbness of the thumb‚ index‚ and the middle fingers - a condition known as "carpal tunnel syndrome." This term was first used in 1939‚ but the scientists
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science-fiction writer. Here are five bizarre medical conditions that you probably never heard of but are all too real. The Stone Man Syndrome The mythological creature Medusa would turn you into stone if you looked directly into her eyes. Well‚ that may be a myth‚ but there is actually a disorder that causes people to look as if they are made of stone. Stone man syndrome is a condition that causes connective tissue and muscles to develop into bone in response to injury‚ causing a person to look like
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Down Syndrome is a chromosomal abnormality and probably the most common genetic condition‚ occurs in approximately one in every eight hundred to one thousand live births or accounts for approximately 5-6 per cent of intellectual retardation. Although‚ most students with Down’s Syndrome are between the mild to moderate range of mental retardation. Initially‚ Down’s Syndrome was given the label of Mongolism due to the physical characteristics of the disorder. A student with Down’s Syndrome is usually
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Stockholm Syndrome: Understanding the Beast in the Beauty Phillip F. Schulte-Hordelhoff Stockholm Syndrome Defined: “A phenomenon in which a hostage begins to identify with and grow sympathetic to his or her captor.” (The American Heritage® Stedman ’s Medical Dictionary‚ 2009) The movie Beauty and the Beast (Trousdale‚ 1991) may be a love story‚ a classic fairy tale with a Happily Ever After ending. The lesson we get from it as children is that beauty is more than skin deep and love conquers
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Down Syndrome Thesis: When someone sees a child or an adult with Down syndrome they automatically single them out‚ every person in this world is different‚ with a disability or with out‚ but that doesn’t mean they need to be treated differently. I. Causes A. Mental Disorder B. Mothers age C. Not inherited D. Most common E. Amniocentesis II. Symptoms A. Problems at birth B. Size C. Other issues D. Facial features III. Severities A. Ranges B. Trisomy 21 C. Mosaic D. Mosaic
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Turner Syndrome Turner syndrome affects 3% of all females prior to birth‚ with only around 1% of these ‘in utero’ cases surviving to term; it is not inherited from either parent‚ but purely a ‘chance’ mutation. Despite this‚ it has become the most common genetically determined abnormality amongst females‚ and can have detrimental effects on systemic wellbeing throughout life. Turner Syndrome is a sex-linked genetic disorder which only affects females‚ and can present symptoms in several organ
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Sturge-Weber Syndrome Sturge–Weber Syndrome (SWS)‚ also referred to as encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis‚ is a rare congenital neurological and skin disorder. It is often associated with port-wine stains of the face‚ glaucoma‚ seizures‚ mental retardation‚ and ipsilateralleptomeningeal angioma. It is characterized by abnormal blood vessels on the brain surface. Normally‚ only one side of the brain is affected. SWS is an embryonal developmental anomaly resulting from errors in mesodermal and ectodermal
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Battered woman syndrome is a psychological disorder that develops in victims of domestic violence as a result of serious‚ long-term abuse. Women have no rational control and will kill or cause serious bodily harm in order to escape their abuser. Although the individuals in these situations are trying to protect themselves‚ they can still be charged with a criminal offense. Although some might oppose‚ Women should be able to use BWS as a plea when repeated abuse occurs within a relationship with a
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1 RUNNING HEAD: Culture-Bound Syndrome Basic and Cultural related Syndromes Author Note Prepared for Psychology 100 Taught by Bahman Najarian Abstract (The Culture-bound syndrome was that certain mental‚ emotion and behaviour issue are restricted to specific social orders‚ firstly the term come under specific name in 1940-50s. )There is no doubt social orders affect how symptoms are seen‚cleared up and from where help is searched for. Quick globalization and industrialization have made the world
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