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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Infectious Disease – an illness due to specific infections agents or its toxic products that arises through transmission from an infected person‚ animal ‚or reservoir to a susceptible host‚ either directly or indirectly through an intermediate plant or animal host . Parasitic disease – A ameba in infection caused by a parasitic. An organism that lives inside or on a host. Zoonotic disease – an infection or infectious agent transmissible under normal conditions from vertebrate animals to humans
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THE FIFTH DISEASE Alexis Herrera Dr. Konings BioL 2401 Abstract Fifth Disease is a rash illness caused by parvovirus B19. Fifth Disease also known as erythema infectiosum is more common in children than adults. A person usually gets sick within 4-14 days after getting infected with parvovirus B19. The first symptoms of Fifth Disease are usually mild and nonspecific. The first signs of Parvovirus B19 are fever‚ runny nose‚ and headache‚ and then after several days you may get a red rash on
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Parkinson disease is a disease of the nervous system that affects movement. The disease is characterized by progressive loss of nigrostriatal dopaminergic cells due to a dopamine deficiency. Brain cell connections degenerate and die causing memory loss and destroying other important mental functions. Researchers are still unsure as to why the disease develops. A combination of genetic and environmental factors are thought to contribute to the risk of getting Parkinson’s‚ says Catherine Kopil‚ PhD
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HCA/240 Disease Trends and the Delivery of Health Care Services This research project will discuss how demographics disease trends affect the delivery of health care. We will begin with the current age of the United States Population and how changes will and our occurring within the next 10-20 years. Second‚ we will identify factors that support our environment and the demographic trends that are changing. We will provide examples of relevant disease and how the aging trend will increase
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