is a disease that affects one in three members of the American population. Obesity is when excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health‚ leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems. People are considered obese when their body mass index (BMI)‚ a measurement obtained by dividing a person’s weight in kilograms by the square of the person’s height in meters exceeds 30 kg/m2. Obesity increases the likelihood of several diseases particularly
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Chronic Disease Paper In late fall 1991‚ my family gathered for Thanksgiving at my grandparent ’s house as always. There was nothing special or memorable about that Thanksgiving except for the innocuous mention from my grandmother that she had a dull pain in her leg that seemed to be getting worse. While everyone simply brushed off the comments as a slow sign of aging‚ her comments were much more than that as this would be the last Thanksgiving we would spend with her. Shortly after that Thanksgiving
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Broad Subject : Disease Limited Subject : Uncommon Disease (1st Stage) Limited Subject : Alzheimer’s (2nd Stage) FORMULATED QUESTIONS: 1. What is Alzheimer’s Disease ? •Alzheimer’s Disease is an organic brain disorder characterized by a progressive loss of mental skills and deterioration of the personality. 2. Who described Alzheimer’s disease? •Dr. Alois Alzheimer‚ a German Physician described A.D. in 1906. 3. In what age
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Is Obesity a Disease? After a long day of work or school‚ we have the choice to prepare ourselves a healthy meal or to get something quick and easy from the drive-through or a quick microwaveable dinner. Many of us do not have the time‚ or just simply choose not prepare healthy meals or exercise and it shows in our waistline. From the abundance of fast food chains on every corner to television and video games it is no wonder why we are putting on extra pounds. Obesity is caused by an unhealthy and
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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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to a new disease called Kuru. Kuru was a disease spreading within the Fore people of Papa New Guinea. Kuru is also known as the laughing sickness‚ or the trembling sickness because the disease caused its victims to tremor‚ laugh uncontrollably‚ loose their balance and lose control of their motor movements. Victims eventually lose the ability to talk‚ chew and swallow and Kuru inevitably leads to death. The tribes being affected by Kuru were very spiritual and believed this awful disease that was
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and motivation their child to care for their teeth and gums in the oral cavity. Parents need to recognize and identify dental problems and then can instruct children and get them prepared for the dental service. The frequency in take simple sugar expose the child to dental caries; the more cariogenic the diet‚ the more the teeth and the gums are exposed to cavities and periodontal diseases. Children’s favorite foods are candy bars‚ cariogenic snacks‚ jelly sandwiches‚ soft drinks because they’re more
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kidney disease? Not everyone with diabetes develops kidney disease. Factors that can influence kidney disease development include genetics‚ blood sugar control‚ and blood pressure. The better a person keeps diabetes and blood pressure under control‚ the lower the chance of getting kidney disease. What are the symptoms? The kidneys work hard to make up for the failing capillaries so kidney disease produces no symptoms until almost all function is gone. Also‚ the symptoms of kidney disease are not
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True Risk Factors for Non-communicable Diseases Introduction Greeting my fellow classmates and a happy holiday. As the name implies‚ non-communicable diseases are those diseases that cannot pass from one individual to another individual‚ these diseases include coronary heart disease‚ stomach ulceration‚ stroke‚ ischemic diseases‚ neuropsychiatric diseases‚ cancer‚ cardiovascular diseases‚ diabetes etc. Previously‚ in our community we referred to these diseases as the “rich man” diseases‚ because it
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January‚ 2013 H.S.B Project: DISEASES Teacher: ………………………………….. INTRODUCTION The difference between good health and disease is that health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans‚ it is the general condition of a person’s mind‚ body and spirit‚ usually meaning to be free from illness‚ injury or pain (as in “good health” or “healthy”) whiles a disease is an abnormal condition affecting the body of
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