For my second article, of assignment two, I chose “Disease and Death at Dr. Dickson’s Mounds” by Alan H. Goodman and George J. Armelagos, and the article from the Bradford Foundation I am comparing it to is “The Cochimi Culture on the Baja California Peninsula of Mexico.” I found it fascinating that both articles talked of disease and death but both came from completely opposite reasons. What I mean by that is that the artifacts show that the people of Dickson Mounds came from being farmers and having homesteads that are more permanent. Midwestern winters are brutally cold with substantial amounts of snowfall. This alone would have been bad but add into it that they are malnourished and living in close quarters with no antibiotics like those…
This article is about Lorin Madsen, who contracted Necrotizing fasciitis after she fell in a parking lot and skinned her arm. It discussed how many people were had to be amputated or worse killed due to this, because there was no real way to cure this infection. It usually treated with surgical excision and antibiotics, but the death rate is still to 70%. After many attempts on Lori Madsen to cure the infection her situation started to become worse until she was introduced to Dr. John Crew. He devised a plan to irrigate the infected areas of her arm, by using a FDA-approved wound cleaner called NeutroPhase, which contained hypoclorous acid in the solution.…
Beta blockers can mediate the negative effects of Graves’ disease until long-term treatment can supplant this temporary…
Laforin Isoform X4 is associated with epilepsy. The full name for this gene is; epilepsy, progressive myoclonus type 2A, Lafora disease (Laforin). Lafora disease is the most severe teenage-onset that progresses epilepsy. This gene encodes a dual-specificity phosphatase that associates with polyribosomes, then the encoded protein may be involved in the regulation of glycogen metabolism. The mutations in this gene are associated with myoclonic epilepsy lafora.…
With this disease it builds antibodies that attacks the cells of the thyroid that causes hypothyroidism. Women who are pregnant, people with a family history of diabetes, lupus or an autoimmune disorder or susceptible to Hashimoto disease. There are several signs and…
Thyriod strom can be upset by many this. In this case, I believe high levels of catecholamine hormones were produced in response of stress, which then worsen the effect of thyroid hormone on the entire body. This patient symptoms need to be managed right away and he or she will probably not go into surgery for days or weeks.…
When an individual dies, the body is actually far from being “dead.” The body undergoes changes almost immediately and is quite active in the days and weeks after death. Triggered by a now inactive heartbeat, the body temperature begins to drop and rigor mortis sets in. This happens because the muscles are now deprived of their energy source and stiffen in place. Bacteria begin to accumulate.…
Necrotizing fasciitis is a form of soft tissue infection that can destroy the tissue in your skin as well as your muscles and the tissue under your skin. Necrotizing fasciitis is usually caused by an infection with group A Streptococcus, and usually called a “flesh-eating bacteria.” This is the fastest moving kind of the infection. When this infection is caused by other types of bacteria, it typically doesn’t spread and grow as quickly and isn’t as dangerous. While A Streptococcus is the most common, there are many types of bacteria that can cause necrotizing fasciitis.…
Wilson disease is a recessive inherited disorder. It occurs at birth, but symptoms of the disease do not appear till the ages of 6 through 40 and is caused by a large accumulation of copper in the body. An indication of the disease is a deep copper colored ring around the edge of cornea and the most common medical consequences of Wilson disease is liver disease because the liver is what eliminates the absorbed copper when we consume food and turns it into bile so the copper levels in our body remain leveled. When the copper is not eliminated by the liver and is accumulated in our bodies instead, it becomes life threatening to our body and begins to affect our entire system. Wilson Disease is a treatable disease, but has to be done at an early…
Introduction Streptococcus pyogenes is a bacteria responsible for a wide range of diseases. They include pharyngitis, impetigo, a skin infection, scarlet fever, rheumatic fever, and toxic shock syndrome (TSS) (Burch, 2008). However, the focus of this research will be on necrotizing fasciitis (NF). Although necrotizing fasciitis is rare, it can be lethal.…
Hashimoto’s Disease Hashimoto's disease is an autoimmune disorder in which your immune system creates antibodies that attack your thyroid gland. Causing inflammation in the thyroid gland leading to hypothyroidism a condition in which the thyroid does not make enough hormones for the body's need. The most common cause of hypothyroidism in the United States is Hashimoto’s.…
Over the course of the following years, my symptoms worsened. I experienced severe brain fog, lethargy, anxiety, panic attacks, severe muscle spasms, joint, and bone pain that I would eventually come to learn were being caused by thyroid problems. In 2015, I had an MRI done to examine what was causing my neck and shoulder pain. By chance, it was discovered that I had nodules on my thyroid…
Niemann-Pick disease is a condition that affects many body systems. It has a wide range of symptoms that vary in severity. Niemann-Pick disease is divided into four main types: type A, type B, type C1, and type C2. These types are classified on the basis of genetic cause and the signs and symptoms of the condition. Infants with Niemann-Pick disease type A usually develop an enlarged liver and spleen (hepatosplenomegaly) by age 3 months and fail to gain weight and grow at the expected rate (failure to thrive).…
When left untreated for an extended period of time one’s thyroid will become inflamed and be coined a goiter (Mayo…
The Newcastle disease(ND) is a regarded throughout the World as one of the two most important diseases of the poultry industry. The other disease being the highly pathogenic avian influenza(1). This disease is frequently responsible for huge losses in both commercial and village poultry. It is especially important in countries where village or backyard chicken production are extremely important as a source of protein in meat and egg. These areas include Asia, Africa, Central America and some parts of South America.…