and demographics changes, there will constantly be new illnesses and diseases to track, and ultimately control. Nonetheless, has someone ever considered that one of the most severe illnesses can be easily caught when someone is simply doing an average outdoor activity? Lyme disease is on the rise in Canada, and lack of awareness, treatment and control is prominent. Measures to reduce, and prevent the spreading of the disease is acknowledged and the Canadian government is working together with physicians
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There are many diseases in the world. Some we know about, and some we don’t. Some are not really dangerous like flu. Others are lethal like Aids. These diseases develop faster than others. And by the time experts diagnose the disease, it would be too late to react. Serious diseases might not have well known effects. AL cholera is one of them. Due to the crises that he had created in Iraq recently, it is extremely important for people to know how it develops, what its symptoms are, and how to treat
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Huntington’s disease is an inherited disease that causes a breakdown of certain neurons in the brain. Huntington’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder which causes involuntary movements, emotional disturbance, and cognitive impairment. “Huntington’s disease (HD) is caused by an autosomal dominant pathogenic mutation, resulting in an expanded stretch of 36 or more glutamine residues in the N terminus of the huntingtin (HTT) protein (1)” (Weiss et al., 2012, p.1 ). People who have Huntington’s
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think about “Scarlet Fever” we tend to think of a deadly disease that kills hundreds of children on a daily basis. Scarlet Fever was a deadly condition that caused many people to suffer during the late 1800’s. Due to this matter it mainly affected younger children rather than adults. Due to lack of technology during the 1800s, it was not curable at that time. Scarlet fever didn't have a cure in the 1800s, citizens suffered from this disease leading to taking thousands of lifes at a young age. As an
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Throughout history disease has always been one of the biggest challenges society has faced. Despite numerous medical advantages, humanity still has not managed to successfully solve this problem completely. Diseases occur unevenly throughout various regions of the world. Different places have different diseases to treat and handle them in different ways. The book Improvising Medicine: An African Oncology Ward in an Emerging Cancer Epidemic by Julie Livingston looks at the cancer epidemic in
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Huntington's Disease Huntington’s Disease is an inherited disease that breaks down the nerves of the brain. This disease can affect the individuals functional abilities. Most people with this disease start getting symptoms in their 30s or 40s. When this disease affects people before the age 30 it is called “ juvenile Huntington’s disease”. The causes of Huntington’s is due to a inherited defect in a single gene. Cystic Fibrosis Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic disease that causes lung infections
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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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