Autoimmune disease

a baby. Furthermore, the genetic test would decide whether the couple would be able to have a baby, depending if they carry genetic diseases or mutations. Also, the testing determines the chance of the baby having disabilities. Examining the carrier couple case again, if their baby did have the disease, they would have to pay financially and depending on the disease, also mentally. Financially, they would not have the same opportunities as others. It would be easier and better to adopt or not…

clothes and surroundings, which is why they call it the “invisible bug.” People with Ekbom Syndrome often develop purplish-blue, rounded and raw cuts from scratching because of the thought of bugs in their body. There is no actual founder of this disease, but it was named after Karl A. Ekbom, the Swedish neurologist who provided a definitive description of the condition in 1938. Some doctors describe this as a “rare” disorder. Some entomologists stated that approximately 100,000 people are…

In an attempt to address emerging infectious communicable diseases of global significance, governments employ differing approaches. A country’s level of response to an outbreak of communicable disease depends largely on the said country’s economic capability. There is a strong correlation between economic wealth attainment and good health outcomes. The emergence of the Ebola virus in West Africa and the ensuring high death toll reaffirm this narrative. Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea are among…

Separate areas within the hospitals back then were set aside for people with diseases. Ibn and his studies changed the outcome of medical history with his books. The most important and influential muslim inventions that changed the world was medicine, astronomy, and geography. Their are people that will argue with this statement, but, the evidence shows otherwise. Some may say that music is the most important Muslim innovation. It says in the Huffington Post “ The modern guitar developed as a…

aspects of diseases. These diseases can either be life changing or fatal. Any type of disorder has to be treated depending on symptoms and severity. Huntington’s disease is a disorder that should be treated effectively to live a longer and more stable life. Huntington’s can be carried by one person and hereditarily given to their offspring making this a genetic disease. Also, Huntington’s disease is metabolic disease because it is at loss for neurons in the striatum. Huntington’s disease is…

Polio is a disease that I always knew existed, but never knew had a scientific knowledge of its symptoms and upbringing. The first four chapters of David M. Oshinsky’s Polio: An American Story, covers the extensive information of polio, how the disease progressed as time passed, and what the individuals who dedicated their lives to the study of said disease, did to terminate it. The rivalry between Albert Sabin who was “a long-time polio researcher at the University of Cincinnati” (Oshinsky 6)…

regular book about diseases. In this book, the author, David Quammen, dialogues about a multitude of zoonotic diseases, which are pathogens that can be transmitted from an animal into a human. There are eleven diseases that the author primarily discusses: Hendra, Ebola, Malaria, SARS, Q-fever, Psittacosis, Lyme disease, Herpes B, Nipah and HIV/AIDS. All of these are viruses, with the exceptions of Q-fever, Psittacosis and Lyme disease, which are bacterium. All zoonotic diseases have a reservoir…

small intestines are not able to work properly.This disease was discovered when some men were digging and found a woman that had died from a problem in her small intestines. They discovered Celiac about 2000 years ago. During 250 A.D the doctors called this disease “ koliakos” this means “suffering in the bowls” in greek.The patients were called “Coeliacs”. Later in 1856 They named this disease “Celiac” then took the “o” out of the word. Celiac Disease is caused by eating wheat and your villi…

consists of a sequence of events that must occur for a disease or infection to take place. These events are steps that pathogens must take in order to reach a susceptible host. The host may be anyone lacking proper resistance to certain microorganisms. The chain of infection can only be commenced if there is an adequate amount of the infectious agent present. If the virulence of the pathogens is higher so are their chances of causing disease. A source for the microorganisms to harbor and…

Throughout the years, scientists have been looking for cures and answers to dementia. Friederich H. Lewy discovered Lewy Body Dementia, being the second most common form of dementia right under Alzheimer’s disease. More than 1.3 Americans have been diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia. Research on Lewy Body Dementia and new forms of medications have made progress since it was first discovered making it a little easier to cope with but still no promising cures. Lewy body is a severe yet relatively…