familiarize you with the process going from the characterization of a disease in human patients, to the identification of a mutated gene causing it, to the use of a mouse model to investigate how this mutation is causing the disease. Question 1: Based on this video, describe the symptoms of the SCA1 disease. Answer: SCA1 is an evolving, neurodegenerative disease involving loss of balance and coordination (a.k.a. ataxia). Moreover, this disease of the nervous system, ultimately leads to severe muscle deterioration
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the intestine narrows, an obstruction can develop, and abscess frequently form. 11. This question has two parts. a. Who does Crohn’s disease usually affect? Crohn’s disease usually affects white adults age 20 to 40, and two to three times more common among Ashkenazi jews. b. Describe the treatment for Crohn’s disease. The treatment for Crohn’s disease is with anti-inflammatory medications and with immunosuppressive agents. Surgery is performed to correct complications such as obstruction
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influenza (common cold), parainfluenza and rhinovirus. The bacteria which are most to blame for this condition are the haemophilus influenza and S. pneumonia. In addition to these, fungal infections can occur in individuals who are suffering from diseases which reduce the strength of the immune system. These leave them susceptible to simple infections, which can cause a case of sinusitis. The common symptoms that are noticed in an individual suffering from a case of sinusitis are sneezing, cough
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780). Thus making epidemiology the study of how disease effects populations and is the study of how to prevent the disease from spreading. In this paper we are going to take a closer look at how one can use epidemiology in people who are homeless and suffer from diabetes type two. By using the epidemiological concept along with the epidemiological triangle we will look at how likely homeless persons have diabetes type two, how frequently the disease is present, as well as if location has a part of
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intestinal crypts (pits in the intestinal epithelium), eventually causing obstruction in both the small and large intestines” (Swierzewski) Poor weight, frequent abdominal discomfort, jaundice, and liver disease are other
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The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been challenged with the Ebola Virus. Still allowing people to travel to the affected countries, and healthcare workers not having the right protective gear to protect against the virus, shows that the CDC is not handling the containment of the Ebola Virus in the right way. Without the right protection and the government still allowing people to travel to the affected countries Ebola is only going to spread throughout the United States. (RT
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Vaccination is defined as any preparation used as a preventative inoculation to confer immunity against a specific disease, usually employing an innocuous form of the disease agent, as killed or weakened bacteria or viruses, to stimulate antibody production. Pharmaceutical companies tout these vaccinations as safe and effective, but like prescription drugs, these products carry risks of not working and a risk to cause harmful side effects. The harmful side effects are one of the many reasons that
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smoking is a dangerous bad habit.it contains nicotine.it causes different diseases and damages our brain and lungs.most of the people are addicted it by someone ,specially our teenagers are affect by their friends.every year the number of people are death for this reason and sometimes they are avoided their family,which really shock-able. smoking has a lot of disadvantage .it causes different diseases such as cancer of different part of the body and brain stoke which makes para lashed our body
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because it will benefits all people involved. In the next paragraphs, I will talk about what are the advantages about assisted suicide. First, assisted suicide can release the pain of the dying patient who suffers terribly from the incurable disease. The most well-known method of assisted suicide is Euthanasia. The word “Euthanasia” comes from Greek words, means dying with happiness. In China, Euthanasia means, when the incurable patient nearly dying, suffering with extremely pain for both spiritual
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hope and unwilling to live in this state she has decided to end her life with an overdose of her prescription medication. Marit choose to die with dignity, right which people should have when they figure enough is enough. Exhausted by deadly disease she finds that daily tasks, once done without any effort, are becoming more and more difficult. She complains to her husband that having no energy is the most terrible part of her condition. She is no longer able “to get up and walk around”. Her energy
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