Graves’ disease is an autoimmune disorder in which antibodies produced by your immune system stimulate your thyroid to overproduce hormones. To attain a better idea of Graves’ disease‚ attention has to be given to how the thyroid works.The thyroid is a butterfly shaped gland under the laryngeal prominence or adam’s apple‚ that is responsible for secreting thyroid hormones thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) that increase the body’s metabolic rate. The thyroid is regulated by the hypothalamus
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of Celiac Disease Simply put‚ celiac disease is an absorption disease that occurs when the body is unable to digest gluten and has an autoimmune response (Green & Jones‚ 2010‚ p.2‚ 19). Gluten is one of the many different proteins found in large quantities in wheat and other members of the triticum family - durum wheat‚ kamut‚ spelt‚ and einkorn. Barley and rye have a close relation with the triticum family and also contain gluten (Wangen‚ 2009‚ p.26). In order to have celiac disease‚ one must
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Communicable Disease Paper Tuberculosis Communicable diseases rely on fluid exchange‚ contaminated substance‚ or close contact to travel from an infected carrier to a healthy individual. Many people have never heard of a disease called tuberculosis (TB) or not fully aware how serious this disease really is. I will briefly summarize the research that was conducted on tuberculosis by describing the disease in details and discussing efforts to control it‚ indentify environmental factors related
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question. Which disease types‚ autosomal dominant or autosomal recessive are generally more common / persistent in populations? Explain your answer. (Please do not guess or otherwise invent your answer! Rather‚ do some research and reading‚ i.e. Chap. 14!) Sickle cell disease is a autosomal recessive trait that occurs due to the single base substitution in DNA. Second: Demonstrate this principle by showing the population proportions for autosomal recessive and dominant diseases below. A: Autosomal
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Occupational Respiratory Disease Colton Brooks- 3380602 Health 505 September 21‚ 2013 Abstract The root cause‚ specific diseases associated with‚ symptoms‚ and diagnosis of occupational respiratory disease will be examined. Past policies and practices to reduce the prevalence of this disease will be examined along with potential future developments that are currently being researched. Pros and cons of these methods to reduce the prevalence of occupational
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a myriad of diseases and disorders seen almost exclusively in developed countries. Out of these conditions one of the most misunderstood and varying is Crohn’s disease‚ which causes extreme pain and discomfort and is essentially incurable. While widely debated‚ the exact cause of Crohn’s has not been discovered which has led to several theories as to where it comes from. Despite the relatively large population of those who suffer from Crohn’s‚ and the massive impact that the disease has on their
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Celiac Disease Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder‚ meaning the body attacks itself rather than attacking a foreign substance. It mainly affects the small intestine. Signs and Symptoms of Celiac Disease This disease affects differently to people. Celiac disease has more than 300 signs and symptoms; however‚ people with no signs and symptoms are still at risk from some complications. Some people with celiac disease shows no symptoms at all because the undamaged part of their small intestine
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Running head: Inherited disease The Possibility of Inherited Diseases SC235-03: General Biology I – Human Perspectives Professor Frank Jenkins The Possibility of Inherited Diseases Our bodies are made up of cells and within those cells hold our unique DNA and genetic make-up called genes. Genes are made up of strings of DNA and contain the directions that our bodies use to make the millions of proteins our bodies use (Ireland‚ 2010). Our genes are further organized into something
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As the vast spread of disease worldwide has posed a great seriousness to our lives as well as to our children’s life in today’s age of information and technology. As we know children are more prone to disease. This is in light of the fact that the inbuilt immune system of children is low. Therefore‚ they easily get infected. It is clear that with Science of Medicine and Pharmacy rapidly developed‚ parents do not concern as much as before about common childhood disease for their children. They can
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Addiction a Symptom Or a Primary Disease? The problem with the question of whether addiction is a disease or not is that it requires us to try to fit a loosely defined term into a vaguely defined category. Critics of the addictive disease model‚ also called the medical model‚ say that labeling drug addiction as a disease detracts addicts from assuming responsibility and taking control of their lives. Yet the very nature of addiction is similar to many other diseases that are widely recognized as legitimate
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