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    in iron deficiency anemia if not…

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    Introduction Decorative tattoos have become more popular throughout the decades. When someone receives a tattoo the ink is injected into either the dermis or epidermis with a needle. Through various case studies with over 30 years of receiving the tattoo, patients contracted lymphadenopathy, a disease affecting the lymph nodes [1]. Lymph nodes are found all throughout the body including: armpits, epicondyles, pelvis, and neck. Depending on the trauma the tattoo has gone through or the color…

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    allow organisms to survive, a result of natural selection. On the other hand, harmful mutations often lead to diseases such as sickle cell anemia. For example, the sickle cell gene mutation is prominent in Africa where malaria is rampant. Although sickle cell anemia causes major artery clogs and lower levels of hemoglobin, individuals with sickle cell anemia are immune to malaria. This mutation in the genome was kept in the population in Africa because those who had the gene survived malaria and…

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    The Sickle Cell Disease is a very interesting but harmful disease.The Sickle Cell Disease was founded when a man named Walter Clement Noel went Dr. James B. Herrick office and asked if he had Anemia because he felt that he had the symptoms of Anemia. Anemia happens when that person doesn’t have enough red blood cells to carry oxygen to the body. Since Dr. Herrick did care about the compliments that Noel did, he sent Noel with Dr. Irons. When Dr. Irons took a look at Walter’s blood under a…

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    the 2015 Varsity football season, I knew I had to be in optimal physical condition going into my senior season. After 8 months of offseason conditioning, countless hours in the gym, and diet dedication the season came around with terrible timing. My anemia began another episode, but far more severe than ever. In July 2016 I had a hemolytic attack on the practice field. Such a condition is described as a rapid destruction of blood cells resulting in a small percentage of readily available oxygen…

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    And a sufficient amount of this element in the body and lack of vitamin B12 and folic acid can give the same symptoms of anemia such as fatigue, weakness, stronger heartbeat, etc. Vitamin B12 is necessary for proper development of red blood cells and nerve cells, as a result of its continued lack develop megaloblastic anemia. Lack initially manifested by mental disorder, and then with disabilities. Insufficient amounts of this vitamin often occurs in vegans whose diet completely…

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    Donatella Biology The Mysterious Disease of Patient X Sickle cell disease is a group of a red blood cell disorder that affects the hemoglobin typically inherited from one's person's parents or relative . The most common type would be sickle cell anemia ; cause by a shortage of red blood cells in the human body . Most people don't know if they have sickle cell disease, which you can get test for . Patient X had a sickle cell disease so he did not have an idea he had the disease unless he took a…

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    huge part of our overall well-being. Good health means one less thing to worry about. But what if you were born with an incurable disease and you would have to live with it for the rest of your life? For example, say you were born with Sickle Cell Anemia, which, according to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute , is an inherited gene disorder causing your red blood cells to be sickle-shaped instead of disc-shaped. These cells could potentially block blood flow in any part of the body…

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    getting lupus. Also, some drugs such as Procainamide, Hydralazine and Isoniazid can cause lupus. Systematic symptoms of lupus can include fatigue and weight loss. Some other common symptoms are butterfly rash in face, eye swelling, low-grade fever, anemia, joint swelling and pain, sensitive to light, headache, hair loss, chest pain with breathing, ulcers…

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    Anna garcia died at or around 7:00 o'clock found in in her home by her neighbor. Anna's death was caused by her Splenic Artery coming into contact by sickle cells which caused blood to be trapped inside of her Spleen then since the blood was trapped it caused the Spleen to become overflowed with sickled red blood cells which caused blood to start pooling together This then led to her Spleen to become enlarged and eventually burst open, but you can live without your spleen and anna would have…

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