Lyme disease Lyme Disease Lyme borreliosis‚ commonly known as Lyme diseases is an infectious bacterial disease transmitted through the bite of the blacklegged tick. It is named after the neighboring towns of Lyme and old Lyme‚ Connecticut. The first reported cases of Lyme disease came from these towns in 1975. Although‚ it was not discovered that the disease was a tick-born disease until 1978 by Allen Steere. Today it is the most common disease caused by ticks throughout the
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Lyme Disease Lyme disease is a disease that is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi‚ and is spread through the bite of infected ticks. In the United States‚ there are two coastal ticks that spread the disease in the east and west. The blacklegged tick‚ or deer tick‚ spreads it in the northeastern‚ north-atlantic. The western blacklegged tick spreads the disease on the west coast. Ticks can attach to any part of the human body but are often found in hard-to-see areas such as the groin‚ armpits
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Parkinson’s disease is second most common neurodegenerative disorder after Alzheimer’s disease (Bellman‚ 2017; Delamarre & Meissner‚ 2017; Hawley‚ Armstrong‚ & Weiner‚ 2014; Palacios et al.‚ 2017). Approximately 80‚000 Australians including 27‚000 Victorians are living with Parkinson’s at present (Parkinson’s Disease Society of Victoria (Parkinson’s Victoria)‚ 2017). In this essay‚ author will discuss different risk factors‚ pathophysiology of Parkinson’s disease. Author will also discuss different
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Do you have someone in your family that has Alzheimer’s? Alzheimer’s Disease is a disorder of the brain that results in gradual mental deterioration. Eventually‚ the brain becomes so damaged that it can no longer properly regulate the body’s many systems‚ and the patient dies. However‚ because this level of deterioration may take as long as twenty years to develop from the time the disease’s symptoms are first notice‚ Alzheimer’s patients often die of other illnesses first (Willett‚ pg.4). This is
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HIV: A Communicable Disease HIV‚ Human Immunodeficiency Virus‚ is a communicable disease that was once considered a death sentence years ago. It is a disease that is contracted by the exchange of bodily fluids such as blood‚ semen‚ and vaginal secretions. Persons can be affected by the disease for years without knowing it. To date‚ blood tests that pick up the antibody is the only way of detecting it. Patients may be asymptomatic‚ which means the disease is present‚ however‚ symptoms
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Alzheimer’s Disease “Alzheimer’s Disease is an irreversible‚ progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills‚ and eventually the ability to carry out the simplest tasks.” The first case of Alzheimer’s Disease was in 1906 when Dr. Alois Alzheimer discovered changes in the brain tissue of a woman who had died of a “mental illness.” The woman had suffered from memory loss‚ language problems and behavior problems. After her death he found clumps and tangled fibers. These clumps
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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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therapeutic strategies to treat Parkinson’s disease. 2011 Class Test Discuss the role of the ubiquitin-proteasome system and mitochondria in Parkinson’s disease. 2009 Class Test Discuss‚ with examples‚ current and emerging therapeutic strategies used in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. 2010/11 Exam Discuss‚ with examples‚ the rationale for the use of current and emerging therapeutic strategies in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. GENERAL STUFF TO MENTION What is it?
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Alzheimer’s disease is a deterioration of the brain that happens in middle or old age. It is the most common cause of premature senility and dementia‚ which is a loss of cognitive functioning (thinking‚ remembering‚ and reasoning). Dr. Alois Alzheimer discovered the disease in 1906 as he was doing an autopsy on a woman’s brain in which he discovered abnormalities. Alzheimer’s causes the brain to shrink in size‚ which causes all of the cognitive issues. Scientists today still do not fully understand
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Parkinson’s disease was first founded by an English doctor‚ James Parkinson‚ in 1817. Parkinson’s disease is a disorder of the central nervous system that results from the lack or loss of cells in various parts of the brain‚ the main region is called the substantia nigra. The substantia nigra cells produce dopamine‚ a chemical messenger responsible for sending signals within the brain that allow for coordination of movement. The lack of dopamine causes neurons to fire irregularly and out of control
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