A rare and fatal disease‚ Tay-Sachs is characterized as one of the devastating neurodegenerative disease. Children afflicted with Tay-Sachs “lose motor skills and mental functions” eventually becoming “blind‚ deaf‚ mentally retarded‚ paralyzed...Tay-Sachs children usually die by age five” (“Tay-Sachs Disease”). A diagnosis of infantile Tay-Sachs is akin to a death sentence; the only form of care would be comfort for death. Tay-Sachs is passed on genetically from parent to child and‚ as it is an autosomal
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References • http://www.thefreedictionary.com/hereditary+disease • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathogen • http://www.preservearticles.com/201101032353/deficiency-diseases.html • http://www.who.int/chp/working_paper_growth%20model29may.pdf • http://www.drugs.com/condition/pneumonia.html • http://www.medicinenet.com/diabetes_treatment/article.htm • http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/asthma/treatment.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haemophilia
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Huntington ’s disease John Doe HCS/245 10/20/2013 Prof Jane Huntington ’s disease In 1993 researchers discovered the gene that causes Huntington’s disease. (Huntington ’s disease Society of America‚ 8/27) Huntington’s disease is a disease which progressively degenerates cells in the brain slowly over time. Since the nerve cells in the brain are slowly dying it causes uncontrollable movements‚ emotion changes and other forms of determination of psychological aspects. (The Diagnosis and
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Communicable Disease Paper Charlotte Hall HCS457 Sarah Dunn 3/4/2013 Communicable Disease Paper Communicable disease is a notifiable disease; this is any disease that is required to be reported (HEALTH‚ 2005). Communicable disease includes sexually transmitted diseases (STD) like Chlamydia. Chlamydia is a bacterium called Chlamydia trachomatis and is a commonly reported STD (Services‚ 2012). This disease may not have any symptoms to indicate a problem within the person. Chlamydia affects
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Communicable Disease * Keep in mind all have fever‚ swollen LN‚ rash etc. Scarlet Fever: * Cause: Group A beta Hemolytic Streptococcus * Spread via direct contact/droplet * May lead to RF * Uvula/pharynx beefy red; tonsils have white exudate‚ pinpoint lesions on palate * Sandpaper rash * Pastina Sign: hyperpigmentation at joints * TONGUE (white furry white strawberry strawberry ) * So throat culture if they have strept/sore throat *** Anybody with a sore throat
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Communicable Disease: Chickenpox/Shingles Communicable diseases are the results from the contributing factor(s) of spreading a bacterium or virus that clings onto one person whereby passing to another. The chickenpox virus is not a respecter of persons‚ and children are the most vulnerable because of exposure to environmental situations that cause spreading of the virus. Communicable diseases are preventable‚ however; prevention focuses on how the disease spreads. Health care professionals play
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nHuntington disease WHAT IS HUNTINGTON DISEASE? Huntington disease is an inheritable dominant progressive brain disorder that causes uncontrolled movements‚ emotional problems and loss of thinking ability. It affects the part of the brain that controls thinking‚ emotion and movement. The most common form of this disorder usually appears in a person’s 40’s and 50’s. Huntington disease affects an estimated 3 to 7 per 100‚000 people. It affects both men and women equally. The disorder appears to
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Communicable diseases include malaria‚ HIV/AIDS‚ tuberculosis‚ infant’s diarrhoea‚ measles and poliomyelitis diseases are passed on to people who are not already affected by it. To collect this data we use mortality rates‚ morbidity rates‚ disease incidence‚ disease prevalence and disability adjusted life years. They are spreading from person to person or from animals to people. It spreads by viruses or bacteria‚ but can also pass through blood or other body fluid. Disease Incidence: The incidence
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Huntington disease Background‚ Etiology‚ & Epidemiology In the late 19th century‚ a physician by the name of George Huntington published the first paper detailing the clinical presentation of a neurological disorder that would come to bear his name. Although Huntington was the first to suggest genetic transmission of Huntington disease (HD)‚ it wasn’t until 1993 that the specific mutation responsible for this disease was discovered.1 Huntington disease is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by
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2013 Clara Anne Lim DBS/FT/1B/21 5/10/2013 Hand Foot Mouth Disease: An Overview Hand Foot Mouth Disease: An Overview Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2 2. What HFMD is 2 2.1. Definition 2 2.2. Victims 2 2.3. Symptoms 2 2.4. Impact 2 3. How it is spread 3 4. Treatment and Prevention 3 5. Conclusion 3 6. References 4 1. Introduction This report discusses what Hand‚ Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) is‚ how it is spread as well as the precautions one should
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