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    Tay - Sachs disease is a fatal and genetic disorder. The disease “leads to gradual deterioration of the central nervous system. ” A child inherits the genetic abnormality if both parents are carriers of the TS gene. The gene mutation that is inherited with TSD is Hex- A. Since there is a lack of enzyme Hex -A a substance called GM2 begins to accumulate. Babies lack this important enzyme which later leads to progressive destruction of the brain’s nerves cells as their lives progress. (McDowell…

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    Proceeding our online conference and hearing the discussions about whether addiction is a disease or not I had developed an assumption that the most explanatory model would be the disease model which contradicted my personal view. However upon completing the assigned reading and unit notes that assumption had disappeared and the belief that the blended or biopsychosocial model was the most explanatory model worldwide. Addictions are very complex and experienced differently among people. The…

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    Tay-Sachs's Disease

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    Tay-Sachs is a deadly disease present in infants and newborns. The disease is passed on by people from many different descents and regions. There are no known links to an explanation why these descents are known carriers of the gene. The gene is known to not be present within the first 3-6 months, growing and thriving like a healthy child would. A tay sachs kid gets its genes from if both the parents have the tay sachs gene and hand it off to the child. A kid can get the gene passed down to them…

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    Syphilis Research Paper

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    According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in ¨2013, more than 56,400 cases of syphilis were reported in the United States¨(CDC). Syphilis has numerous symptoms, and it can be cured, and it doesn't kill the host if is treated properly. Syphilis was first discovered in Europe 1495. Syphilis is a sexual transmitted desease. Scientist say that Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) have the highest rate of syphilis. Syphilis has 4 different stages. Primary, secondary, latent, and…

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    The Tay-Sachs Disease

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    The Tay-Sachs disease was named after ophthalmologist Warren Tay he was the first to spot the cherry- red retina and now it the marker of this bad disease. Another man Bernard Sachs a neurologist was the first to describe the changes in the brain prevalence. Tay-Sachs the disease is something that is inherited from both parents it is when both parents carry the Tay-Sachs gene and both parent transmits the gene that is defective to their child. If a child inherits two Tay-Sachs genes from both…

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    80,000 Americans have been struggling with Sickle Cell Disease (Bennett). Including 1 in 375 African-Americans. When I first heard this number, it was shocking to me. I thought sickle cell was a really rare disease. But then I did the research and found out more. Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder that affects red blood cells, causing them to change the normal disc shape to a sickle shape (Bennett). Sickle Cell Disease Association of America estimates that 70,000 to 100,000…

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    Tay-Sachs disease (TSD), also called GM2 gangliosidosis, is an uncommon disorder that is genetically inherited, which progressively destroys cells in the central nervous system. The central nervous system consists of the brain and the spinal cord. Because the disorder is autosomal recessive, both parents must have the mutation in the gene in order for the child to be a carrier or have the disease. A child with parents that are both carriers has a 25 percent chance of getting Tay-Sachs and 50…

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    There are thousands of different diseases that humans can get. Some of them can be treated but others could kill you. Heart disease is one of the diseases that has different types. Some of the diseases don’t kill people but some are dangerous. Heart disease can be risky depending on the type of the disease that you have. The heart in our body is what keeps us going. If our heart stops beating, we pass out and die. There are many diseases that are related to the heart. There are three different…

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    American Dream because it saves lives which enables an individual to achieve happiness. While vaccinations help prevent diseases in America, some believe the potential harmful effects carry too high a risk. Limiting vaccinations would cause an outbreak in diseases because vaccines prevent the disease from forming. Vaccinations have lowered the risk of getting a disease, but the disease is still there and if vaccinations were stopped, it would have immediate effects. For example, “Great…

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    There are many reasons why a person cannot be vaccinated, the most common being age and health restrictions. Newborn babies as well as people with weakened immune systems such as, cancer patients, must be protected from disease to prevent injury and in some cases, death. Newborns cannot receive vaccines until they are at least two months old while cancer patients, even ones who were previously vaccinated, face an even greater risk of infection if exposed to an outbreak.…

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