Ménière’s disease‚ also known as endolymphatic hydrops‚ is a disease that causes problems with hearing and balance. It most commonly starts between the age of forty and sixty and people suffering from Ménière’s disease may encounter problems such as vertigo‚ tinnitus‚ which is hearing a buzz in you ear at all time‚ and hearing loss. Fifteen to one hundred and fifty seven cases of Ménière’s disease are seen per hundred thousand people and 10% of these patients will have Ménière’s disease in both ears
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Communicable Disease Paper HCS 457 10/24/2011 Racheline Napier Communicable Disease Paper Your 17 year old daughter has a new boyfriend that you have been dreading this for such a long time. They are spending way too much time together and as a parent you feel it is time to step in. You go to your daughters’ room to find that she is miserable‚ no he did not break up with her‚ she has had a fever for most of the week‚ she complains of a sore throat and just really not feeling well. You
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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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Celiac disease is defined as an immune reaction to eating gluten which is a protein found in wheat‚ barley‚ and rye. When a person who has this disease eats anything that has gluten in triggers immune response that causes the small intestines to become inflamed. Over time this causes prevention of any nutrients being absorbed back into the body. The inflammation causes damage to the tiny hair like structures that are in charge of reabsorbing the vitamins and nutrients that the patient’s body needs
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Alzheimer’s disease impacts the lives of millions of Americans every year. This disease is a type of dementia that affects the neurological and physical capabilities of an individual. Alzheimer’s disease does not just affect the patients with it‚ but also affects the loved ones and caregivers that love and care for those with the disease. Currently no cure for Alzheimer’s exists‚ but many new and experimental treatment options to help slow the progression of this disease are being researched and
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In the article “Is Obesity a Disease?” author Carey Rossi takes a firm position that obesity is a disease that can have many causes. She states that obesity can be caused by endocrine or genetic disorders. She then asserts that obesity is mostly caused from inactivity and overeating and that it can directly affect your emotions very easily. She also sees the other side of the debate with the words of a doctor‚ Marianne Legato. Dr. Legato states that obese patients need to be counseled because of
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Communicable Disease Paper Communicable disease‚ “is an infectious disease transmissible‚ (as from person to person) by direct contact with an infected individual or the individual’s discharges or by indirect means (as by a vector)” (Merriam-Webster‚ 2011‚ p. 1). Understanding how communicable diseases are spread is important in reducing the significant affliction of disease in low income communities across the United States and increase prevention‚ awareness‚ and safety. The objective of this
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problems with job responsibilities and relationships‚ according to the National Institutes of Health. As is the case with other addictions‚ alcoholism is considered a disease by many in the medical community‚ including the American Medical Association. A drawback to framing alcoholism as a disease is that we tend to think of diseases as something that needs to be diagnosed by a professional‚ Young said. However‚ physicians often only meet with patients for a short time and cannot possibility have
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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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NRS-429V Feb 01‚ 2015 Heart Disease and Stroke Healthy People 2020 Focus Area • Heart Diseases And Stroke. • The leading modifiable (controllable) risk factors for heart disease and stroke are: • • • • • High blood pressure High cholesterol Cigarette smoking Diabetes Poor diet and physical inactivity • Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States. Together‚ heart disease and stroke are among the most widespread
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