Parkinson’s Disease goes as far back as the 12th century B.C king Drooling described symptoms of the disease but was not documented until 1817 by James Parkinson. The term parkinsonism[->0] is used for a motor syndrome[->1] whose main symptoms are tremor at rest‚ stiffness‚ slowing of movement and postural instability. Parkinson’s disease causes neuropsychiatric disturbances‚ which include mainly cognition‚ mood and behavior problems‚ and can be as disabling as motor symptoms. Most people with Parkinson’s
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Introduction to Parkinson’s disease Parkinson’s disease is a chronic progressive movement disorder. It happens when nerve cells in the brain don’t produce enough of a brain chemical called dopamine. Parkinson’s disease was founded by a doctor in London in1817 name James Parkinson. He wrote a book called the “shaking palsy” that he researched in his neighborhood to find out where the disease came from Weintraub‚ D. (2008)” Dopamine and shaking palsy in “Parkinson’s disease” Practical Neurology 80(4);110-125
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HIV/AIDS a Communicable Disease Jennifer Hudson August 20‚ 2010 A communicable disease is an illness that is spread through contact of germs and bacteria. Humans‚ animals and foods are all transporters of germs and bacteria that can deliver a contagious illness from one host to another. An effortless touch or swapping of fluids is all that germs and bacteria need to spread. There are several pertinent communicable diseases in the World today. For the purposes of this paper‚ we will focus on
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Alzheimer’s disease is a group disorders involving the parts of the brain that control thought‚ memory‚ and language. It is marked by progressive deterioration‚ which affects both the memory and reasoning capabilities of an individual. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia (mental deterioration of memory and thought processes) among the elderly. It is estimated that 4.5 million Americans over the age of 65 are affected with this condition. After the age of 65‚ the incidence of the
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As a new era dawns upon us many people find themselves asking the question; "What is Alzheimer ’s Disease?" Alzheimer ’s Disease today affects almost all people in some way. Since the amount of lives this disease affects continues to increase epidemiologists have named Alzheimer ’s Disease‚ "The Disease of the Century". In 1906 a German neurologist Alois Alzheimer performed a neurological autopsy on a 56-year-old woman who had suffered deteriorating mental health for many years before her death
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Lyme disease affects thousands of people every year around the world‚ and it has proved that even celebrities can get it. Authors Amy Tan and Rebecca Wells‚ musicians Daryl Hall and Avril Lavigne‚ and actors Richard Gere and Parker Posey have all been diagnosed with this illness. Lyme disease is caused by a type of bacteria called Borrelia burgdorferi‚ which has several hybrid strains that lead to this illness. These microorganisms are transmitted to humans through ticks that belong to the Ixodes
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Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer’s is a disease that causes memory loss and cognitive decline. It is a neurological disorder and a neurodegenerative type of dementia due to the disease getting progressively worse. From a study done in the Unites States in 2010‚ researchers came to an estimated 4.7 million people‚ who were 65 years or older‚ had Alzheimer’s disease. The a 2013 statistical report‚ by the Alzheimer’s Association‚ just over 1/10th of people 65 years or older have Alzheimer’s. When you are
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Committee : World Health Organization Topic : The Double Burden of Disease Country : The Kingdom of Tonga Delegates : E.Y.A Double burden of disease refers to the dual burden of non-communicable (NCD) and infectious diseases upon the low and middle-income countries. NCD’s such as cardiovascular diseases‚ obesity‚ and diabetes due to the effect of globalization which cause dramatic changes in lifestyle that lead to malnutrition are emerging and imposing now a new burden to those countries
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Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) The center of disease control and prevention is one to the most important and outstanding centers in the world. Their job is to inform the United States population of the different diseases and inform them on how to prevent them. The CDC is one of the centers that will inform you on how you can prevent yourself from getting sick and will also make sure that if you are sick with a contagious disease that no one else is contracted with that particular
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The disease I chose to research is Parkinson’s Disease. Parkinson’s Disease is a disorder of the central nervous system that affects movement. It is also causes people to have uncontrollable tremors. The genes that are mutated are the legs of the 4th and 6th chromosomes. Some symptoms of this disorder and uncontrollable shaking in hands‚ feet‚ legs‚ or arms. Trouble speaking clearly‚ lack of balance‚ sleep and memory difficulties are also symptoms. Diagnosing Parkinson’s can be difficult because
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