Huntington’s disease is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative condition that is currently untreatable and inevitably fatal. Associated signs and symptoms include involuntary and impaired movement (chorea and dystonia), compromised cognitive abilities and psychiatric disorders such as depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, mania and bipolar disorder (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2014). Although symptoms usually appear between the ages of 35 and 55, they can begin at any age and usually cause death within
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O Progressive, degenerative, inherited neurologic disease characterized by increasing dementia and chorea (jerking, rapid, involuntary movements) and speech problems O Decrease in acetylcholine, resulting in relative excess of dopamine O Excess dopamine causes the excessive uncontrolled movements O Onset at about 40yrs of age O If there are more genetic mutations found on the affected chromosome, clinical manifestations can occur even earlier O Autosomal Dominant O 50% chance of passing O Huntingtin
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Therapeutic Potential of Deep Brain Stimulation in Huntington's Disease AUTHORS: Sean J. Nagel, Andre G. Machado, John Gale, Darlene A. Lobel, Mayur Pandya ABSTRACT Huntington’s Disease (HD) is an incurable neurodegenerative disease characterized by the triad of chorea, cognitive dysfunction and psychiatric disturbances. Since the discovery of the HD gene in 1993, the pathogenesis has been outlined, but to date a cure has not been found. Disease modifying therapies are needed desperately to improve
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Diseases and illness can be so complex despite advances in technology and the evolution of education. Doctors spend years studying the human body, diseases and other illness but seem to take one step forward and three steps back as diseases conform. Infections become resistant to antibiotics, cancers spread at rapid rates, and auto immune disorders slowly attack the body as it slowly kills itself. Among these complex diseases is a disease known as Guillain-Barre Syndrome. Guillain-Barre Syndrome
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Infectious and Non-infectious Disease Infectious and non-infectious diseases are two different types of diseases. Infectious disease is caused by an organism or an infective agent, known as pathogens. It can be passed from one person to another directly or indirectly where the pathogen transmits from the environment to people. Whereas, non-infectious diseases are not caused by pathogens, they are inherited. It can only be passed from generation to generation as the disease may be running in the family
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three hundred million people died from Smallpox in the 20th century (Flight, Collette). Smallpox is a very contagious disease, and has been found very deadly. This disease has been affecting the population for thousands of years. Currently scientists are researching to treat smallpox. Although smallpox is very deadly, scientists and general people can help understand the disease. Scientists and people are trying to piece together on what the virus did in the past, to learn what the virus is, and
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infectious agent fails to cause injury to cells or tissues, the infection is asymptomatic. If the pathogens multiply and cause clinical symptoms, the infection is symptomatic and once the infectious disease is transmitted directly from one person to another, it is a communicable or contagious disease. The presence of a pathogen does not mean that infection will begin. Development of an infection occurs in a cycle that depends on the presence of an infectious agent or pathogen, a reservoir or source
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will help to answer the question of how she contracted the disease. He may have been positive even before they were married and not have known about it. 2. What might you do in a similar situation? I would feel similar to Gayle. The anxiety and nervousness she is feeling is normal. She is dealing with a lot of unknowns and at the same time, dealing with the new knowledge that she has an incurable and life-threatening disease. The very first thing I would do is pray. Then, I would
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Prevalence of Zoonotic Diseases (T.B and Brucellosis) in Animals Domesticated in Pishin District Research Report submitted to & For the complete fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE (MS) In BIOTECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATICS By AEMAL TAREEN Supervisor Dr. DOST MUHAMMAD BALOCH Faculty of Biotechnology and Informatics, BUITEMS, Quetta Co-Supervisor PROFESSOR Dr. MUHAMMAD AZAM KHAN KAKAR Faculty of Biotechnology and Informatics, BUITEMS
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of the people in this story exhibit an idiopathic lead poisoning because the cause for every case of lead poisoning is known 5. Yes a syndrome is a collection of signs, symptoms, and degenerative processes that occur together in a particular disease. In this case the children show symptoms of joint pain, excessive salivating, seizures, and personality changes all around the same time. 6. In this case the histopathology became relevant when test were taken of patients blood and urine.
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