Disease Etiology Transmission Landmark Signs/Symptoms Special Characteristics/Interesting Information Impetigo Staphlococcus aureusDirect Contact Itching; crusty‚ honey-colored‚ & flaky scabs typically around mouth Affects children 2-5 years Can heal with no treatment needed Scaled Skin Syndrome StaphlococcusSystemic Infection of normal microbiotaDesquamation (peeling of the skin) Treatment: Antibiotics Frequent in hospital nurseries Necrotizing fasciitis Streptococcus Pyogenes“Flesh eating”
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Many breakthroughs and important discoveries have been discovered throughout the years of research and testing regarding the cure and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Despite that though‚ there continues to be no known cure or prevention for Alzheimer’s. Furthermore‚ once the ailment has started‚ there can be no repairing or slowing the damage of abnormal deposits of proteins in the brain. People with Alzheimer’s have abnormal deposits of protein in their brains. These brain protein coat the brain
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Alzheimer ’s disease HCA/240 University of Phoenix Alzheimer ’s disease Alzheimer’s disease what is it? Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia. A general term for memory loss and other intellectual abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life. Alzheimer’s is not a normal part of aging‚ although the greatest known risk factor is increasing age‚ and the majority of people are age 65 and over. Progressive mental deterioration in old age has been recognized and described
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Daniel Valentine Ms. Blood Research paper 3/15/2014 Heart Disease‚ A growing Epidemic. Look at the highway just a few miles away. Right now you see the cars on it speeding along‚ nothing is wrong with the system. You see a bad driver and he causes disorder and mayhem. He causes traffic to move more slowly. Because of him‚ now other people cannot get to their destinations fast enough‚ causing problems outside of the highway. The bad driving causes accidents‚ and now an ambulance has to come‚ police
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also plays a role if you would or wouldn’t develop thyroid‚ growth disorders‚ or a host of other hormone related disorders. The glands of the endocrine system let go of specific hormones into your bloodstream. The hormones travel through your blood to cells and help control many body processes. The pineal‚ pituitary‚ hypothalamuses are glands in the brain. These glands help release hormones‚ and your sleep patterns‚ some of them work with the thyroid gland for example the pituitary gland. They all
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Can you imagine being on a gluten diet? Well if you have Celiac disease you will no longer be able to eat anything like pizza‚ wings‚ candy and burgers. 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 undiagnosed and are at risk for long-term health complications. Gluten is a protein found in wheat
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mitochondrial disease. Mitochondrial diseases result from deficiencies and in the protein which play important role in electron transfer chain. Mitochondrial dysfunction causes damage to brain‚ heart‚ kidneys and muscle etc. since these organs need large amount of energy to perform specific functions. Articles I chose address mitochondrial dysfunction and how it can lead to major and deadly diseases such as; Alzheimer disease and
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“Alzheimer’s ... it is a barren disease‚ as empty and lifeless as a desert. It is a thief of hearts and souls and memories” Nicholas Sparks Alzheimer’s disease causes brain changes that gradually get worse. It is the most common cause of dementia‚ a group brain of disorders that initiate progressive loss of intellectual and social skills. The disease comes on gradually‚ as two abnormal protein fragments called Plaques and Tangles accumulate in the brain and kill brain cells. All of this
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Celiac Disease Unit 4: Assign 2- Disorders Affecting the Immune System April 9‚ 2013 Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder. It affects the small intestine in the person’s body. It can affect people who have been linked genetically or pre-disposed from infancy to adulthood (www.mayoclinic.com). This disease can be asymptomatic. Which means that the person can be a carrier of this disease and pass it on to their children. The carrier would not have
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I will be discussing a disease of the nervous system known as Parkinson’s disease and the benefits of camel milk in a chlorpromazine-induced animal model. Parkinson’s disease is one of the most common diseases of the nervous system‚ right behind Alzheimer’s disease. People with Parkinson’s disease have an uncontrollable tremor and have a difficult time maintaining posture. One of the causes for this disease is the damage to the neurons in either the substantia nigra or other brainstem nuclei. These
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