Parkinson’s disease | Principle of Anatomy and Physiology 2011/2012 project | | | | Wong‚ Danny | | | Introduction: | P.3 | Definition of Parkinson’s disease (PD) | P.3 | What is Parkinson’s disease? | P.3 | What cause Parkinson’s disease? | P.3 | What symptoms does Parkinson’s disease have? | P.4 | Measurement of Parkinson’s disease | P.5 | History of Parkinson’s disease | P.6 | Population affected by Parkinson’s disease | P.6 | Support to PD patient from government
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Disease is a silent killer. Sometimes you’re dead and gone before anyone even realizes what happened. Many societies in American history have been greatly affected wiped out because of a disease. And to other people that disease could be just the flu‚ take some medicine and get over it‚ where one out of thousands die from it. The article 1491 says‚ “The epidemic (probably of viral hepatitis‚ […]) took years to exhaust itself and may have killed 90 percent of the people in coastal New England.”
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work together to protect the body against any attack from foreign bodies like bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi etc. Autoimmune disease occurs when the body’s immune system fails and starts producing antibodies which react against some of the body’s own tissues. This can have a lot of effects on the body and can even prove to be fatal in many cases. It is said to be the 3rd most common disease in USA. It is said to affect one in thirty one Americans. An autoimmune process can cause the destruction of a particular
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Crohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestines that causes ulceration in the small and large intestines‚ but affects the digestive system between the mouth and the anus. Once the disease begins‚ it tends to be a chronic‚ recurrent condition with periods of remission and disease exacerbation. The disease tends to be more common in relatives of patients with Crohn’s disease. Crohn’s disease affects males and females at the same rate‚ normally between the ages of 10 and 30
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Minamata disease (Japanese: 水俣病 Hepburn: Minamata-byō?)‚ sometimes referred to as Chisso-Minamata disease (チッソ水俣病 Chisso-Minamata-byō?)‚ is a neurological syndrome caused by severe mercury poisoning. Symptoms include ataxia‚ numbness in the hands and feet‚ general muscle weakness‚ narrowing of the field of vision and damage to hearing and speech. In extreme cases‚ insanity‚ paralysis‚ coma‚ and deathfollow within weeks of the onset of symptoms. A congenital form of the disease can also affect foetuses
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What Is Parkinson’s Disease? What Causes Parkinson’s Disease? Parkinson’s disease is a progressive nervous system disorder that affects how the person moves‚ including how they speak and write. Symptoms develop gradually‚ and may start off with ever-so-slight tremors in one hand. People with Parkinson’s disease also experience stiffness and find they cannot carry out movements as rapidly as before - this is called bradykinesia. The muscles of a person with Parkinson’s become weaker and the individual
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Human Health and Disease What is health? ‘The state of complete physical‚ mental and social well-being’ To sustain a healthy lifestyle person needs: •A balanced and varied diet Take exercise Proper shelter Enough sleep Good hygiene will reduce the likelihood of infection What is disease? Disease is a disorder or malfunction of the mind or body‚ which leads to a departure from good health. Can be a disorder of a specific tissue or organ due to a single cause. E.g. malaria. May
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Celiac Disease Celiac disease is a disease found in the small bowel. This disease does not have a cure. It can only be treated with a strict diet. There are four types of celiac‚ and all but one can be treated. The disease is a genetically inherited associated with the HL4 locus found on the arm of the chromosome six (schaffner‚small-bowel and bacterial overgrowth 2006 pg.99). This disease can cause a lot of problems with a patient if not treated properly. The proper treatment for most individuals
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REPORTING OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES 8 Reporting of Notifiable Diseases: Syphilis Juanita Mitchell-Huntley Wilkes University What Process is Implemented for the Reporting of Notifiable Diseases? A notifiable infectious disease or condition is one for which regular‚ frequent‚ and timely information regarding individual cases is considered necessary for the prevention and control of the disease or condition (Adams‚ et al.‚ 2015). State regulations specify the diseases that must be reported
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Gaucher Disease Gaucher is a rare‚ inherited metabolic disorder in which deficiency of the enzyme glucocerebrosidase results in the accumulation of harmful quantities of certain fats (lipids). It can have serious effects on numerous body organs including the liver‚ spleen‚ bones and central nervous system. Gaucher disease has three common clinical subtypes. Type 1‚ which is the most common form of the disease. Type 2‚ which typically begin within 3 months of birth‚ and Type 3‚ which can begin
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