Romero W1A3: Case Study: Biological Basis of Diseases Due: Sunday‚ May 22‚ 2011 The most current thoughts and theories on the cause of Alzheimer ’s Diseases is that Minnie is forgetting things‚ calling her oldest son‚ Chester‚ her husband ’s name‚ getting upset easily‚ and speaking in Italian. The theories would be the children looking up the information from the signs their mother is showing of the Alzheimer ’s Diseases and deciding if she should have extensive testing or going to the doctor
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Parkinson’s disease (PD) Thesis Statement: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a degenerative neurologic disorder/central nervous system disorder that generally develops in older people‚ there is no known cure for PD but it is possible to live a long a fulfilling life. Explanation of Disease 1. Causes and Risks a. Caused by loss of dopamine. b. Risks for Parkinson’s disease are age‚ heredity‚ sex‚ and exposure to toxins. 2. Diagnosis Information c. A neurologic examination
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running head: UNIT 10. ASSIGNMENT Environmental Microbiology With so much advertising for various antibacterial products‚ many people have gotten the impression that all bacteria are harmful and that maybe the Earth would be better off if all bacteria were eliminated. What would life be like in a bacteria-free world? Bacteria help decay materials and put vitamins and minerals‚ and gases into the atmosphere. Without them the world would be able to produce little food. Bacteria are woven into
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When was the last time you considered the odds of your life panning out in the exact way that it has? Most of the time‚ the role of chance in our lives goes completely unnoticed‚ even as it shapes every aspect of our lives and our world. People are hardwired to assign blame or credit to one particular person or event that we think “caused” something to happen. In reality‚ causation is not a straight line‚ leading from one cause to one effect to one aftereffect. It’s more like a huge spider web‚ with
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Alzheimer’s disease? Alzheimer’s disease is the most common and important cause of senile dementia. Dementia is a progressive and irreversible decline of the function of the brain‚ causing memory loss and effects on language and social skills. What causes Alzheimer’s disease and who is at risk? Alzheimer’s disease is a condition of middle and old age‚ being exceptionally uncommon in younger people. Although much is known about which cells in the brain degenerate and die during Alzheimer’s disease‚ relatively
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s Disease can be divided in two main groups infections and non-infections. Infectious diseases are diseases that can be spread or transmitted from one organism to another. Non – infectious diseases cannot‚ be spread from one person to another. Infectious Diseases Infectious diseases are generally caused by microbes known as pathogens. Pathogens invade the host and can cause changes in the body that stop parts‚ or all‚ of the body working correctly. Pathogens contain antigens that are made of
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The Parkinson disease (PD) is a chronic and progressive movement disorder (it will worsen over time). There are no cure to the disease. There are five stages in “The Parkinson Disease”‚ though it is not uncommon to skip some of the stages. At the first stage the symptoms are so minimal that they’re often missed. However family and relatives might see a change in the person’s walk‚ posture or facial expression. At the second stage the symptoms are way more noticeable. The symptoms from stage one
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The disease I’m studying is the Wilson disease. Wilson disease was discovered by Dr.Kinnier Wilson in London 1911. Dr.Kinnier taught at the University of Edinburgh in London. At that university is were Dr.Kinnier discovered the Wilson disease. Wilson’s disease is an inherited disorder were extra copper builds up in the liver‚brain and eyes. Wilson’s disease is an autosomal recessive trait. (Autosomal recessive trait: means two copies of an abnormal gene must be present in order for the disease or
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1.1 Terminal Diseases People who request death with dignity should have a terminal illness that will lead to death within six months. Terminal diseases can reduce a person’s quality of life‚ especially if it is undiagnosed or untreated. Chronic diseases include: 1.1.1 Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD) is a chronic inflammatory lung disease with no cure. COPD causes the lung to deteriorate which prevents breathing. People with this disease have cough‚
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Mad Cow Disease In Kent‚ England‚ in 1985‚ an eight year old cow on the Plurenden Manor farm came down with an unusual sickness. The veterinarian was called to treat her. This one cow launched a whole new way of dealing with diseased meat to protect the public. Mad Cow Disease has affected the health of thousands of people worldwide and has changed the food is tracked. People should be aware of the definition of Mad Cow Disease‚ the symptoms of Mad Cow Disease‚ and the treatment available for Mad
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