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    Legionnaires Disease

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    Legionnaires’ Disease is pneumonia that’s caused by bacteria (Center For Disease Control and Prevention‚ 2015). The name of the bacteria that causes Legionnaire’s is Legionella pneumophila. Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs; this specific type of pneumonia is serious and can threaten one’s life. The body system that is affected is the respiratory system. Another body system that can be affected is the digestive system. This disease can lead to complications such as respiratory failure‚ septic

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    Huntington's Disease

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    Huntington’s Disease Definition- Huntington’s Disease is an inherited disease that causes the progressive breakdown of nerve cells in the brain. Classification- This disease affects the musculoskeletal system due to loss of brain cells that control the initiation‚ coordination and fluidity of movement. This disease also affects the digestive system due to the loss of muscle control affects chewing and swallowing. The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association notes that people with Huntington

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    Thyroid Disease

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    Hypothyroid Disease Kelly Erickson Week 9 Assignment 9/28/13 Martha Johnson Hyperthyroid and Hypothyroid Disease "Mischief just seems to follow wherever Dennis appears‚ but it is the product of good intentions‚ misdirected helpfulness‚ good-hearted generosity‚ and‚ possibly‚ an overactive thyroid ... The Merchant of Dennis the Menace." Hank Ketchum Additionally when comparing Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism‚ it is useful to consider the symptoms‚ treatment‚ and life with the disease. The

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    Alzheimer's Disease

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    Alzheimer ’s disease A form of dementia‚ Alzheimer’s disease is a fatal ailment that affects the brain with abnormal deposits of proteins that form amyloid plaques and tau tangles so once-healthy neurons begin to work less efficiently. The disease is found most commonly to affect those older than sixty-five. This disease usually last for seven to ten years‚ with less than three percent making it past fourteen years. The first signs and symptoms of developing Alzheimer’s disease are relatively

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    Huntington’s Disease

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    about Huntington’s disease. After reading this paper and the subsequent ones to come‚ you surely will. According to PudMedHealth.com‚ “Huntington’s disease is a disorder passed down through families in which nerve cells in certain parts of the brain waste away or degenerate.” This can lead to many different complications to a person’s health. In most cases‚ the disease’s symptoms develop later in life during a person’s mid thirties-forties. There are also instances where the disease becomes on-set in

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    Minamata Disease

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    Minamata Disease Masazumi Harada‚ M.D.‚ Ph.D. http://www.einap.org/envdis/Minamata.html Minamata Disease was discovered for the first time in the world at Minamata City‚ Kumamoto Prefecture‚ Japan‚ in 1956 (Minamata Disease Research Group; 1968‚ Harada M; 1995)‚ and for the next time at Niigata City‚ Niigata Prefecture‚ Japan‚ in 1965 (Tsubaki T & Irukayama K; 1977). The both cases were attributed to the methyl mercury that was generated in the process for producing acetaldehyde using

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    diseases in spain

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    Notes on diseases in Spain Legionnaires Disease Legionnaires Disease broke out in July 2001‚ in Murcia‚ Spain. They had more than 800 suspected cases‚ 449 cases were confirmed to be Legionnaires. This was the world’s largest out break‚ with 16‚000 infected‚ back in this century. Before 2001 no one in Spain knew what Legionnaires Disease was. More recent was in August 2013‚ in Spain‚ when 18 people were infected‚ and 4 became fatal. Spain has shut down many touristy hotels because of this ongoing

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    Lyme Disease

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    Etiology Lyme disease is an illness that is caused by a spirochete bacterium‚ Borrelia burgdorferi‚ which is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected ticks. Ixodes dammini‚ which is the deer tick‚ is located in the northwest and Midwest region of the united states‚ are commonly known to infect humans. They are found in grassy areas (including lawns)‚ and in brushy‚ shrubby and woodland sites‚ even on warm winter days. They prefer areas where some moisture is present. The tick has

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    Celiac Disease

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    containing products that people without coleiac disease‚ take for granted. Although deemed as normal for most‚ these simple foods are not as nutritious or beneficial to people who have Coeliac disease. Coeliac disease pronounced (see-liac) is intolerance to wheat products‚ whereby gluten fights against the immune system causing damage to the lining of the intestines. According to (Coeliac UK 2001)‚ 125‚000 in the UK are faced with this condition. The disease is fatal in most cases and can have an

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    Parkinson's Disease

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    1. Genetic Disorders A disease caused by an abnormality in an individuals DNA is known as a genetic disorder. The abnormalities can range from being a very small single-base mutation in just one gene or it could be because the lack of a chromosome or maybe even one too many. Occasionally‚ these aforementioned abnormalities can lead to something as serious as cancer‚ while others lead to various other health conditions. Genetic disorders can be heritable or non-heritable‚ meaning it can be acquired

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