Caregivers of Individuals with Alzheimer’s disease Leila Pouttu‚ 77‚ suffered from Alzheimer’s disease‚ and her husband Donald was devoted to caring for her. “He was always there for her‚ always‚” a friend of the couple commented. “He never left the house other than to ride his bike around and go swimming every morning”. The Pouttus had no local relatives and no children. Both were retired and lived in their house for 29 years (Kornacki‚ S.‚ 2006d). The couple died together in their home on a
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psychiatrist takes an interest in the patients that are in a statue-esque state. After much research and experimentation‚ he concludes that the patients were misdiagnosed‚ and actually have a severe case of Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s disease is a progressive nervous disease associated with the destruction of brain cells that produce dopamine and characterized by muscular tremor‚ slowing of movement‚ partial facial paralysis‚ peculiarity of gait and posture‚ and weakness. His experimental treatment
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Alzheimer’s Disease Case Study Kathleen Voves HCS/245 February 1st‚ 2014 Sheela Alvarado Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia‚ a neurologic disease characterized by loss of mental ability severe enough to interfere with normal activities of daily living‚ lasting at least six months (Deirdre‚ Blanchfield‚ & Longe‚ 2006). At first Alzheimer’s disease will destroy neurons in parts of the brain that control memory. As these neurons stop functioning‚ the short-term memory will
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Topic: Prevent the spread of disease by washing your hands Purpose: To persuade my audience that proper hygiene and hand washing can reduce the risk of contracting infectious diseases. Introduction Hand washing is a simple habit‚ something most people do without thinking. Yet hand washing‚ when done properly‚ is one of the best ways to avoid getting sick. The purpose of my speech is to show how hand washing is an easy way to prevent infection. I will begin with the dangers of not
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A pathogenic or an infectious disease is caused by an external infectious agent or pathogen such as viruses‚ bacteria‚ parasites and fungi. These pathogens are found in water‚ soil and air and a human body can be infected from drinking‚ eating or touching something infected with germs. Examples of a bacterial pathogenic disease are pneumonia and gonorrhea‚ while viral pathogenic diseases include influenza and measles. An example of a parasitic pathogenic disease is malaria‚ while an example of
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Everyone has a cause that they believe in and for me‚ it is Alzheimer’s because I have a close family member who is afflicted with the disease. Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia and it is one of the leading causes of death in the world which is not commonly talked about. Today‚ it is estimated that there are 47 million people who are living with dementia worldwide. As a result of the aging population‚ this number is projected to increase to more than 131 million by 2050. The majority
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explains notification; Section 2 deals with general infection control procedures; Section 3 gives guidance on the management of outbreaks; Section 4 describes specific infectious diseases; Section 5 contact numbers and sources of information; Section 6 contains additional detailed information and a table of diseases; Section 7 contains risk assessments relevant to infection control; Section 8 research sources‚ references and useful web sites Further information is available from the Food
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Communicable Disease Paper Enquied Fields HCS/465 May 28‚ 2014 Duane Bibbie Communicable Disease Paper In the world today‚ there are a number of communicable diseases that rely on fluid exchange‚ contaminated substances‚ or that travel through contact from an infected
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)‚ as the name implies‚ is a long-term disease affecting the airways in the lungs. It can be further classified into chronic bronchitis or emphysema forms‚ the latter of which is associated with a history of smoking or smoke exposure. Common symptoms of COPD include progressive dyspnea and fatigue‚ which can be a major cause of disability‚ affect the patient’s activities of daily living‚ and reduce his or her overall feeling of health. There is no cure for
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5 Diseases Acording to Nightangle’s Environmental Theory Typhoid Typhoid fever is a bacterial infection caused by ingesting contaminated food or water. If there is not healthy food or healhty water avaiable‚ it can causes Typhoid Fever. Symptoms are characterized by headaches‚ nausea and loss of appetite. Skin Cancer If exposure to sunlight continues for several years‚ the damaged skin has an increased chance of developing one of the forms of skin cancer. Exposure to ultraviolet radiation
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