common‚ there is no clear indication what causes cancer. One type of cancer common in dogs is mast cell tumors. Mast cell tumors can occur at any age and most commonly occur in the superficial layers of the skin‚ but can also occur in the spleen‚ liver‚ and bone marrow. Certain breeds of dogs are more inclined to be affected by this disease – thought to be a genetic trait. Breeds that can become victims to mast cell tumors are Boxers‚ Bulldogs‚ Beagles‚ English Setters‚ and Golden and Labrador Retrievers
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1. Liver disease can occur due to diabetes & so can diabetes occur due to liver disease. The liver disease occurring due to diabetes‚ primarily type 2 diabetes is called Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD). Type 2 diabetes is metabolic condition causing elevated blood glucose levels due to either the lack of production of insulin or the body’s inability to utilize insulin efficiently (PubMed‚ n.d). NAFLD or commonly called fatty liver‚ occurs due to impairment of the liver cells to effectively
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quickly and spread to organs other than the breast like liver‚ bones‚ lungs‚ skin‚ or even the brain (Gale Science in Context). Malfunction: A malfunction that can happen is the cancer itself. There are no known symptoms of breast cancer but some people might have lumps but lumps don’t always mean breast cancer. Any change in the breast could equal breast cancer. Ways of preventing or finding breast cancer are biopsy or mammography. Biopsy is when a surgeon removes some of the breast tissue to examine
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itchy skin‚ coughing‚ trouble breathing‚ or chest pain‚ and weakness or tiredness that don ’t go away. There are a number of exams and tests to diagnose Hodgkin’s disease. Some include physical exams‚ blood tests‚ chest x-rays‚ and a biopsy. A biopsy is the only sure way to diagnose Hodgkin’s lymphoma. An entire lymph node or part of a lymph node may be cut out. The pathologist uses a microscope to check the tissue for Hodgkin’s lymphoma cells. A person with Hodgkin’s disease usually has
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After surgery‚ an ultrasound revealed the liver lesions most likely represented metastatic cancer: Areas consistent with metastatic involvement of the liver‚ the largest of which is approximately 3.4 to 4 cm in maximal dimension near the hilus. The second is just under 2 cm in the right lobe and possibly a third smaller one in the right lobe. With
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Hepatitis is a disease caused by a virus and affects the liver‚ which in turn affects the gastrointestinal system. There are many types of hepatitis to include Hepatitis A‚ hepatitis B and hepatitis C. Each different type of hepatitis is it own distinct disease that has specific signs and symptoms as well as different treatments. Laboratory testing of a persons ALT and AST levels determine the specific type of hepatitis. Hepatitis A is the most common type. This virus can be found in the feces
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HEMOFLAGELLATES characterized by the presence of a large mitochondrion known as a kinetoplast. the kinetoplastida assume different morphologic forms depending on their presence in vertebrate hosts‚ including humans‚ or their insect vectors . 2 genera important in human disease: Trypanosoma Leishmania transmitted by arthropod vectors and have animal hosts that serve as reservoirs. Amastigote stage spherical‚ 2–5 μm in dm and displays a nucleus and kinetoplast. no
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affects mostly children but in the last few years this disease is also started affecting adults. It mostly affects the cells of the brain‚ heart‚ liver‚ skeletal muscles‚ kidney and the endocrine and respiratory systems and the symptoms it causes involve muscle weakness‚ loss of motor control‚ gastro-intestinal disorders‚ learning disabilities‚ diabetes‚ liver disease‚ poor growth‚ cardiac disease‚ respiratory complications and seizures.
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with an endoscope‚ this procedure is called an endoscopy. Your doctor may order a biopsy depending on the results of EGD a biopsy is the only way to find out if the cells that are present are cancerous. The way that esophageal cancer affects the body may be detected by an endoscopic ultrasound or MRI to show if the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes the bones or other organs this cancer can spread and affect the liver and lungs. The treatment depends on where the cancer is located within the body
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Viral hepatitis are distinct diseases that affects and injures the liver due to the inflammatory cells in the tissue of the organ. They are caused by the contamination of food or water‚ the practice of unsafe sex‚ and by the usage of dirty syringes or needles. There are six known types of hepatitis‚ but the three which are most common include A-B-and C‚ as they cause about ninety percent of acute (lasts less than six months) hepatitis cases in Canada. Many people infected by this disease mistake
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