Rheumatic Fever is a rare but can lead to a be a potentially life-threatening disease. Although it is far less common in the U.S., there have been a few outbreaks since the 1980s. Rheumatic fever affects primarily children between the ages of 6-15 and occurs approximately 20 days (usually within 1 to 5 weeks) Rheumatic fever is a complication of untreated strep throat caused by bacteria called group A streptococcus the main symptoms are fever, muscle aches, swollen and painful joints, chest pain
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Schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia, is a disease caused by parasitic worms. Infection occurs when your skin comes in contact with contaminated fresh water in which certain types of snails that carry schistosomes are living. This infectious parasite can be found in 74 different tropical countries. As a healthcare practitioner my role is to help treat this dangerous disease after a patient has been infected. There are many different signs and symptoms that I will discuss as well as different
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the syndrome. What draw his attention of the family was that the males in the family affected them more than the females of the family. The males developed progressive renal failure and deafness. Why is it that the females are less affected of the disease? Well there is a pattern, and it is called “ X-LINKED “. The usual print of the gene onto the other chromosome is relatively protects female carriers who inherit an unusual alport gene on the X chromosome. Some females may develop renal insufficiency
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Abstract Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) is the most common disease of the blood vessels. Affecting about 8.5 million people in the United States of America, PVD is more prevalent in older adults, smokers, diabetics, and people with high blood pressure. Individuals who have a family history of Coronary Heart Disease (CHD), high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and stroke are also at increased risk. In diabetics and older adults, PVD is the leading cause of disability. Although PVD can be asymptomatic
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Diabetes, heart disease, and cancer are prevalent diseases in our country at this time. According to the CDC, heart disease is the leading cause of death in this country, followed closely by cancer.1 Diabetes is on the list as well as the seventh leading cause of death in America.1 While many people are aware of the relationship between heart disease and diabetes, not as many people are aware that diabetes and heart disease can increase a person’s risk for cancer. Risk factors and symptoms
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A battle never won: 40 years after president Nixon waged war against cancer, we have reached the era of targeted chemotherapy. Imatinib, the miracle drug now cures CML by inhibiting tyrosine kinase specifically and has increased five year survival from 30% to 89%. Are we at the verge of winning the war? Lets count the number of bodies this cancer has claimed in the battlefield. According to WHO it is the leading cause of mortality worldwide with 8.2 million cancer deaths(1). 1 in 2 men
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Have you ever thought that your body would turn against you? The hypochondriac is actually correct for once thinking that they have a serious disease. Lupus is commonly misdiagnosed as signs and symptoms of other illnesses. Lupus is an autoimmune disease that is unpreventable, incurable and affects many people worldwide every year. Antibodies attack healthy cells opens the opportunity for infection, causing strain on the body which causes the body to show signs and symptoms trying to correct the
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The Zipper has been used all throughout the United States and the world since 1893. It has become a part of our everyday lives and has impacted our way of life. We have used the zipper on a multiple number of clothing and on objects. It will progress over the years making the zipper easier and more accessible in the future. The zipper has been part of our world for many years and will continue to be used in everyday life. On August 19, 1893; Whitcomb Judson invented the zipper. At first he called
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“scrapie,” the disease was only found in sheep. After 200 years, a human discovery of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, now known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease was found in a human by German scientists in 1920. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, also known as the human transmissible spongiform encephalopathy, is a degenerative disease in humans that affects the nervous system and results in rapidly progressive dementia, loss of motor control, paralysis, and death. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is caused
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Ovarian cancer Overview: The ovarian cancer, also known as ovarian cancer is a malignancy that affects the ovaries, that is, the female gonads. A provoke are genetic mutations that alter the normal DNA content in the ovary. Ovarian cancer. The origin of these genetic changes It is at present still unclear; about, doctors have formulated some theories, but have blind spots. Causes: It's not clear what causes ovarian cancer. In general, cancer begins when a genetic mutation turns normal cells
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