TREATMENT OPTIONS There is NO cure for sickle cell disease‚ although new stem cell research is promising. Bone marrow transplant is a potential cure‚ however finding a matched sibling donor is difficult. Therefore treatment is primarily focused on management of symptoms and prevention of pain episodes. Hydroxyurea (a chemotherapeutic medication) is the only recognized treatment option for the prevention of vaso-occlusive crisis in SCD. It is a prescribed drug for adult patients
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The Impact of STD’s on Youth 15-24 Faith Stephens SEEP 2016 Augusta University According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)‚ over 20 million new cases Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) are diagnosed each year. Youth‚ ages 15-19‚ and young adults‚ ages 20-24‚ account for half of all new STD infections. Reasons for this high rate of infection by youth and young adults include the following: young people do not get the recommended test; are hesitant to talk to adults‚ including parents
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Sickle Cell Disease Physical-Adult • Eye problems. The retina‚ the "film" at the back of the eye that receives and processes visual images‚ can deteriorate when it does not get enough nourishment from circulating red blood cells. Damage to the retina can be serious enough to cause blindness. • Jaundice‚ or yellowing of the skin‚ eyes‚ and mouth. Yellowing of skin and eyes. These are signs of jaundice‚ resulting from rapid breakdown of red blood cells. • Delayed growth and puberty in children
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STD stands for sexually transmitted disease and is especially common among teens. A website‚ CDC‚ estimates that in the United States there are 9 million cases alone! However‚ though they may be common‚ STDs can be tested and most are treatable with antibiotics and other medications. STDs can be harmful‚ but if treated correctly some can be treatable or more manageable. Some people don’t realize that depending entirely on the sexually transmitted disease‚ there could be symptoms or there could
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Cardiovascular Disease Cardiovascular Disease is composed of various types of problems due to atherosclerosis‚ which is build up of plaque. The plaque buildup can cause even more difficulties that can lead to heart attack and stroke. Cardiovascular disease can affect the nervous‚ urinary‚ muscular‚ and about every other system in the body due to lack of oxygen rich blood supply to the body. Heart attacks happen when blood flow to a certain part of the heart is blocked off by a blood clot
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Foot-and-mouth disease or hoof-and-mouth disease (Aphthae epizooticae) is aninfectious and sometimes fatal viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals‚ including domestic and wild bovids. The virus causes a high fever for two or three days‚ followed byblisters inside the mouth and on the feet that may rupture and cause lameness. Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a severe plague for animal farming‚ since it is highly infectious and can be spread by infected animals through aerosols‚ through contact
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Introduction Chronic kidney disease is defined as presence of kidney damage or decreased kidney function for three or more months‚ irrespective of the cause[1]. Persistent damage or decrease in kidney function for at least three months‚ is necessary to differentiate between acute and chronic renal disease. There are different stages of CKD and different diagnostic methods by which it can be diagnosed. Stages of CKD: Stage1 − GFR >90 mL/min per 1.73 m2 Stage 2 − GFR 60 to 89 mL/min per 1.73
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Coronary Artery Disease CAD is caused from plaque buildup in the arteries. The plaque builds up in the little passage way in the artery causing the flow of blood to lessen‚ which in turn can cause a heart attack. This plaque can also break off and will cause a blood clot‚ which can stop the flow of blood through the vein. Risk factors such as “smoking‚ diabetes‚ high cholesterol‚ and high blood pressure” (National Heart Lung and Blood Institute‚ page 1) can cause the plaque buildup
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Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Although the term cardiovascular disease refers to a disorder of the cardiovascular system‚ it is usually associated with atherosclerosis‚ also known as arterial disease. It is considered the leading cause of deaths in the world‚ taking 17.1 million lives a year. There are only a few factors that are non-modifiable‚ these being the persons age‚ gender‚ family history and their race and ethnicity. Although there are non-modifiable risk factors‚ there are multiple
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Crohn and his team founded a disease that we have now known as Crohn’s disease. (The Secret History of Crohn’s Disease) Dr. Crohn didn’t know much about the cause and development of Crohn’s back then‚ and it still seems to be that way today. There has been a great amount of improvement on discovering the source of Crohn’s‚ but there is still much to be done. More research and funding need to be put towards Crohn’s disease in order to find an exact cause of the disease. If we make this possible‚ then
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