Communicable Disease Assignment – TPJ4M-01 Teacher: Ms. DaCosta Student: Chelsea Orser Due Date: September 25‚ 2009 FIFTH DISEASE 1. What kind of contaminant is it? Fifth Disease is a Viral Infection‚ also known as (Parvovirus B19). 2. What does this contaminant look like under a microscope? [pic] 3. Where is the contaminant found? Fifth Disease is transmitted by Airborne Droplets. 4. In what environments is the contaminant commonly found? Fifth Disease is commonly
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Parkinson’s Disease goes as far back as the 12th century B.C king Drooling described symptoms of the disease but was not documented until 1817 by James Parkinson. The term parkinsonism[->0] is used for a motor syndrome[->1] whose main symptoms are tremor at rest‚ stiffness‚ slowing of movement and postural instability. Parkinson’s disease causes neuropsychiatric disturbances‚ which include mainly cognition‚ mood and behavior problems‚ and can be as disabling as motor symptoms. Most people with Parkinson’s
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HIV/AIDS a Communicable Disease Jennifer Hudson August 20‚ 2010 A communicable disease is an illness that is spread through contact of germs and bacteria. Humans‚ animals and foods are all transporters of germs and bacteria that can deliver a contagious illness from one host to another. An effortless touch or swapping of fluids is all that germs and bacteria need to spread. There are several pertinent communicable diseases in the World today. For the purposes of this paper‚ we will focus on
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Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer’s is a disease that causes memory loss and cognitive decline. It is a neurological disorder and a neurodegenerative type of dementia due to the disease getting progressively worse. From a study done in the Unites States in 2010‚ researchers came to an estimated 4.7 million people‚ who were 65 years or older‚ had Alzheimer’s disease. The a 2013 statistical report‚ by the Alzheimer’s Association‚ just over 1/10th of people 65 years or older have Alzheimer’s. When you are
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Neurodegenerative Disorders: Alzheimer’s Disease 1. Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) Alzheimer’s disease (AD) remains a major cause of senile dementia‚ which is characterised by an impairment of neuronal and synaptic function in addition to the accumulation of β-amyloid plaque and formation of neurofibrillary tangles within distinct portions of the brain (De Strooper and Annaert‚ 2000). Progression of this distinct pathology of neurodegeneration does not typically vary from patient to patient
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factor (PIF) . In the pituitary it is the following Growth hormone‚ Luteinizing hormone (LH)‚ Oxytocin‚ Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) ‚Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)‚Prolactin‚ Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)‚ and Antidiuretic hormone (ADH). In the thyroid gland it is t4 and t5 Thyroxine is T4 and Triiodothyronine is T3 and the last one in the thyroid gland is Calcitonin. Next is the parathyroid which only has one hormone which is the Parathyroid hormone (PTH). Adrenal cortex has 2 which
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! Pathophysiology Research Paper - Parkinson’s Disease 7/20/13 ! Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder second to Alzheimer’s disease in prevalence (1). PD is marked by rigidity‚ a tremor at rest‚ unstable posture‚ and bradykinesia. Incident rates of PD increase with age the earliest occurring around 40 years with a significant increase after 60 years (7). Approximately 1 in 272 people have PD in the United States though it is believed that there are many undiagnosed
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Different types of dementia include: - Alzheimer’s disease. - Vascular dementia. - Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) - Biswanger’s Disease. - Fronto-temporal disease. - Dementia with lewy bodies. - Huntington’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease is described by the Alzheimer’s society as follows. “ Alzheimer’s disease first described by the German neurologist Alois Alzheimer is a physical disease affecting the brain. During the course of the disease protein plaques and tangles develop in the structure
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Alzheimer’s Disease SOC 313 Katherine Malish February 7‚ 2011 Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible‚ progressive brain disease that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills. “Its onset is generally insidious‚ with gradual deterioration of cognitive function‚ eventually resulting death.” (Falvo‚ D. 2009‚ pg. 226). Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia among people age 65 and older. “Nearly 70 percentages of all dementias are Alzheimer’s‚ and over 4.5 million
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Alzheimer’s is a chronic neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and gets worse over time. This disease slowly destroys memory and thinking skills‚ and eventually‚ the ability to complete the simplest tasks. It can occur in middle or old age due to the decline of the brain and is also the most common cause of premature senility. The symptoms and treatments of Alzheimer’s‚ and ways to prevent the disease‚ is information that is extremely important. As well as how it was discovered‚ and
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