Celiac Disease Chrissy Cassill Celiac Disease Introduction I became interested in celiac disease because I was diagnosed with in December 2012. Celiac disease is a disease that is very common‚ but a lot of people do not know about it. Celiac Disease affects people in different ways. There are several symptoms and they vary from child to adults and they also vary on the age as well. TOPIC Celiac disease is an autoimmune digestive disease that damages the villi of the
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Chronic Disease Prevention Hajra Takala Benedictine University Abstract Chronic diseases also known non-communicable illnesses or non-infectious‚ have prolonged duration‚ rarely cured‚ and don’t resolve spontaneously. Chronic diseases are many‚ the most common include heart disease such as angina‚ stroke‚ cancer‚ diabetes‚ respiratory disease such chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)‚ infectious disease such as
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Parkinson’s Disease A week ago‚ Ashley had met her boyfriend‚ Jayden’s‚ mom‚ Cathy‚ for the first time. They went to breakfast and then went shopping. While they were shopping‚ Ashley learned something very personal about Jayden’s mom‚ she had Parkinson’s disease. Cathy was pushing the shopping cart and Jayden and Ashley were walking behind her and the next thing Ashley knew‚ Cathy had stopped and told Jayden to push the cart for a while. Cathy just stood there‚ hands shaking‚ and then she clenched
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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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Alzheimer’s disease is most commonly caused by dementia‚ which causes one to become mentally impaired; it is classified to be a Neurodegenerative brain disease. It is a complex illness which is quite difficult to diagnose for the reason being that it directly alters the tissue in the brain‚ undergoes gradual memory loss‚ and even causes behavioral changes. This disease affects about 5 million Americans in the United States‚ most of them being 65 years of age or older; however‚ it is possible for
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A profile of HUNTINGTON ’S DISEASE Huntington ’s disease is an inherited degenerative neurological disease that leads to dementia. It is a disorder of the basal ganglia causing progressive motor incoordination‚ abnormal involuntary movements (chorea)‚ and intellectual decline. Clinical features and Symptoms: Huntington ’s disease usually causes movement‚ cognitive and psychiatric disorders with a wide spectrum of signs and symptoms. Which symptoms appear first varies greatly
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there is a brain made out of sand inside an hourglass on a black background that fades down to white. The heading “Alzheimer’s Disease” in big font and all capitalized is above the smaller words “The 5th leading cause of death in adults over 65.” This image comes from the Alzheimer’s Association and can be found on their website. Alzheimer’s disease is a very serious disease of the brain that has more than three million cases per year. I believe the image effectively gets the point across. When I look
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I chose to research Parkinson’s Disease because my grandpa is affected by it. I was not really informed about this disease until I read into it during this assignment. Parkinson’s Disease is not commonly known about among the public but as more and more people become affected‚ education grows. Parkinson’s Disease is a disorder of the central nervous system. The disease is progressive‚ meaning that it gets worse as time goes on. People with Parkinson’s disease may experience arthiritis‚ sporadic
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Raynaud’s Disease Raynaud’s disease is a vasospastic condition generally characterized by spasm of the arterioles in an individual’s extremities; fingers‚ hands‚ feet and toes (Frazier: 490) (Merck: 1790). Additionally‚ the nose‚ tongue and even the earlobes can be affected (Merck: 1790) (Cooke: 293). If the condition is deemed primary‚ it is known as Raynaud’s disease‚ or primary Raynaud’s phenomenon‚ and is inherently idiopathic (Merck: 1790) (Cooke: 294). On the other hand‚ if the condition
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0verview: Behcet disease‚ also called Behcet syndrome‚ is an uncommon condition that causes inflammation in blood vessels throughout the body. Dr. Hulusi Behcet‚ a dermatologist born in Turkey‚ identified it in a patient in 1924 and published a description of the disease in 1937. The syndrome is common in the Middle East‚ Asia‚ and Japan; and affects more men than women. However‚ in the United States‚ more women developed the disease than men‚ where it generally affects fewer than 1 in 100‚000 people
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