What Is Protozoa? Protozoa are one of the three main classes of parasites that cause diseases in humans. They are single-celled organism‚ and can only be seen under a microscope. When they invade a human they are able to multiply easily‚ which causes them to be at a great advantage and puts humans at a disadvantage. This helps them survive in the human body and causes a serious infection even with the arrival of a single protozoon. Infections caused by protozoa are contagious. Those protozoa
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Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive disease that destroys memory and other important mental functions. It’s the most common cause of dementia- a group of brain disorders that results in the loss of intellectual and social skills. It’s an irreversible‚ progressive disorder in which brain cells (neurons) deteriorate‚ resulting in the loss of cognitive functions‚ memory‚ judgment and reasoning‚ movement coordination and pattern recognition. Advanced stages of the disease‚ all memory and mental functioning
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“COMPARE AND CONTRAST” – ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE /HUNTINGTON’S DISEASE This is a compare & contrast assignment between Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Huntington’s disease (HD)‚ which was formerly known as Huntington’s chorea. It will be discussing and providing the similarities and differences between the two disorders. This essay will be demonstrating the differences and similarities by way of talking about the aetiology‚ pathology and pathophysiology of the two diseases; also how they present themselves
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Osteoporosis is a bone disease that happens when you lose too much bone‚ make to little or both. As a result of this‚ your bones become weak and may break from a minor fall or‚ in serious cases‚ even from simple actions‚ such as sneezing or bumping into the couch. The term Osteoporosis means “porous bone”. If you look at a healthy bone under a microscope‚ you’ll see that parts of it look like a honeycomb. If you have osteoporosis‚ the holes and spaces in the “honeycomb” are much bigger that if the
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deadly disease‚ the Bubonic Plague (National Geographic). The Bubonic Plague attacks a body system called the immune system. This disease’s structure and function cause this body system to malfunction and will also cause many awful problems and symptoms in the body. Imagine what it would be like if an outbreak of this devastating disease were to occur in the United States today. The Bubonic Plague is a disease that attacks the immune system‚ which is the body system that rights diseases. When an
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Chronic and Infectious Diseases Chronic and infectious diseases are diseases life threatening. A chronic diseases are non-communicable illnesses prolonged in duration‚ do not resolve spontaneously‚ and are rarely cured completely such as heart disease‚ cancer‚ stroke‚ diabetes‚ and arthritis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 2009). However‚ an infectious disease or communicable disease is contagious and caused by a biological agent‚ such as a virus‚ bacterium‚ or parasite also known
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symbol of the Maple Leaf come about? The maple leaf is Canada’s most prominent symbol‚ symbolizing Canada all around the world. In as early as 1700s‚ the symbol came about before the first European settlers visited Canada. Its original natives found out about the food properties of maple sap‚ which they then gathered every spring. They have been using the maple sap for food for many years. The maple leaf symbolized celebration of the nature and environment of Canada. 13 species of maple are native
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Addison’s disease From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search | It has been suggested that Autoimmune adrenalitis be merged into this article or section. (Discuss) Proposed since March 2009. | Addison’s disease | Classification and external resources | ICD-10 | E27.1-E27.2 | ICD-9 | 255.4 | DiseasesDB | 222 | MedlinePlus | 000378 | eMedicine | med/42 | MeSH | D000224 | Addison’s disease (also chronic adrenal insufficiency‚ hypocortisolism‚ and hypocorticism)
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Lev Vygotsky theory of child development is known as the socio-cultural perspective. He argued that children learn through social interactions with an adult or peers more experienced than them. Vygotsky socio-cultural perspective states that the way a child thinks when growing up improves when they work in their Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD). Zone of Proximal Development states that a child’s interaction with peers is an effective way of developing skills and strategies. Children are more likely
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Djibouti is located in the northeast of Africa‚ on the Gulf of Aden around the entrance to the Red Sea. It is pretty much a stony desert with highland and scattered plateaus‚ also the size of Massachusetts. Djibouti had gained independence on the date of June 27th‚ 1977. It had been named the French Somaliland when the French were colonized there‚ but when Djibouti won independence it was better known as the Republic of Djibouti. Now let’s go back in time. From the 7th century enslaved Africans were
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