What is Graves’ disease? Graves’ disease is an autoimmune disease which causes the thyroid gland to be put into overdrive. Graves’ disease can have an effect on the body‚ causing problems with the eyes‚ skin‚ create goiters‚ and several other symptoms. Little is known about what exactly causes Graves’ disease‚ like many other autoimmune disorders. On the contrary‚ it is known who is susceptible to Graves’ disease. As for where Graves’ disease occurs there are two main areas that are being effected;
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Gaucher’s disease can vary wildly. Siblings‚ even identical twins‚ with the same disease may have different levels of severity” (Mayo Clinic). While many people who get the disease can live long lives‚ most infants who get the disease die by age 1 (Vance). Gaucher’s disease is a rare genetic disorder that results in the buildup of cerebrosides‚ a type of fatty molecule‚ eventually causing damage to the spleen‚ liver‚ central nervous system‚ and bones. There are four types of Gaucher’s disease. Type
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Kawasaki Disease Kawasaki disease is the most common form of “vasculitis” that primarily affects children.Vasculitis (plural: vasculitides)‚ is a group of diseases featuring inflammation of the wall of blood vessels including veins (phlebitis) arteries (arteritis) and capillaries due to leukocyte migration and resultant damage. Kawasaki disease produces irritation and inflammation of many tissues of the body‚ including the hands‚ feet‚ whites of the eyes‚ mouth‚ lips‚ and throat. Characteristics
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Heart disease According to hrsonline.org‚ “In the United States alone there are 5 million people with a heart disease. Every year 350‚000 people die from a coronary disease.” A coronary disease (heart disease) is several conditions in which prevent the heart from completing its functions and affects the structures of the heart (heart.org 3). A few of these diseases are cardiomyopathy‚ coronary heart disease‚ hypertension‚ and tachycardia. These conditions are only a few of a hundred possibilities
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Professor Lukas English 1A 29 July 2013 Addiction Is a Disease Literature throughout history has consistently illustrated one undeniable downfall to the human race: temptation. Whether is comes in the form of a beautiful women or a bottle of wine‚ the power these temptations have over the brain is overwhelming. In today’s society‚ the idea of persuasion through temptation has been employed excessively: companies use
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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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Crohn’s Disease Shauna Griffin Immunology Spring 2016 April 23‚ 2016 Dr. Turner Crohn’s disease‚ also known as Ileitis‚ is a chronic‚ inflammatory disease involving the gastrointestinal tract (GI tract). The main purpose of the GI tract is to break down food in order to allow the nutrients to be absorbed effectively. This is extremely important to the body’s functioning and overall performance. The GI tract is essential for energy‚ growth and repair and it is because of these reasons that Crohn’s
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In the last 50 years‚ celiac disease has increased rapidly in the U.S. Even scientists are yet to figure out why. But‚ how do you get celiac disease? Before we look at how you can get celiac‚ here is some background to the disorder: Research findings show that 1 in 141 Americans suffer from celiac disease‚ but most of them are not aware. The disease affects children and adults the world over‚ but is more prevalent in Caucasians and females. Your immune system is designed to protect your body from
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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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Parkinson’s Disease Parkinson’s Disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects movement. It’s start in your brain practically in the substantia nigra. This area of the brain is very important in terms of controlling your movement. The History of this disease which is relatively young disorder‚ started in 1817 when James Parkinson published a description called Shaking Palsy. James Parkinson was a family practitioner and he was very socially aware and very politically active.
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