Blood-borne disease

the purposes of the cloning of children and the reasons to do so. "Human cloning could allow couples at risk of generating children with genetic disease to have healthy children. If both parents carried one copy of a recessive gene for the same heritable disorder, cloning might allow them to ensure that their child does not inherit the known genetic disease without having to resort to using donor gametes or practicing preimplantation or prenatal genetic diagnosis and elimination of afflicted…

It’s the second most common cancer in UK. Survival time for patients diagnosed with a late stage of the disease is approx. 1 year with chemotherapy. There are different types of the disease, among which the non-small cell lung carcinoma accounts for approx. 85% of all cases. Smoking is the most significant contributor to the formation of the cancer. As Cuba is famous for its prime quality cigars…

I have a strange infatuation with diseases. I love to see diseases, analyze them, understand the symptoms that define them, but most importantly, discover if and how the ailment can be cured. One disease that has recently become a focus in my life, is one I have personally entitled African American Dystrophy; a disorder characterized by the weakening, degeneration, or abnormal development of a people. It is a disease that has been metastasizing this country since I was young. Spreading rapidly,…

Alcohol Matthew J Rela Kean University HED 4333 Abstract This paper explores Huntington’s disease (HD) which is described as a genetic condition where a mutation occurs on the Huntington gene. This mutation has a specific pathophysiology that leads to the clinical manifestations of the disease. Due to the non-curable nature, the patient management is simply palliative care. Diagnostic and predictive testing can be performed; however, the results are merely to know if the mutation is…

Kaposi’s Sarcoma Kaposi’s sarcoma is an integumentary cancer that affects the cells that line lymph or blood vessels; this causes reddish brown or purple lesions to appear on the skin. This cancer is usually found in HIV patients or older Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and eastern European men. The most telling sign of kaposi sarcoma is the dark lesions that form all over the skin; mainly on the face, limbs, mucous membranes, and in the groin area. These lesions are actually individual…

It is also a difficult thing to diagnose in its early stages because many of the symptoms related to GBS could also relate to an array of other diseases, and the symptoms themselves can vary greatly for each individual case of the disease. First, doctors look at the patient’s medical history to see if there is an indication that he or she might have GBS. Then, in order to verify a diagnosis, the doctor may perform a spinal tap to test for…

Stevie came to Vroman’s as a seasonal hire in the winter of 2016. Following the holiday season, Stevie and her management team made the decision to move her into a permanent, part-time position. Stevie is friendly, outgoing, and great with customers. Stevie has near perfect attendance record. She is rarely late, but instead arrives at least five minutes early to almost every shift. That said, there have been several times that Stevie has switched shifts with other employees at the last minute.…

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is the fifth most common disease in the United States and worldwide infecting about 13,400 people. That’s about 37 cases every day. Raising awareness could help inform people of the risks of non-Hodgkin lymphoma by decreasing the amount of serum interleukin in your body, staying away from certain chemicals in your job or even at your own home, and decreasing the amount of people diagnosed or even killed. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients with high levels of serum interleukin…

household. I am one of the five children in the home. I was diagnosed with a genetic life-threatening disease called, Cystic Fibrosis (CF) and many other problems such as bronchiectasis, atelectasis pulmonary, chronic sinusitis, pancreatic insufficiency, GERD, hiatal hernia, vitamin E deficiency, and many more. CF is a genetic disease that affects the exocrine glands. Consequently, this disease causes an imbalance at the cellular level between sodium and chloride. As a result, all of my bodily…

What comes to mind when you think of skin disorders? What about cysts? The idea of skin disorders can make people cringe, because the first thing thought about them is abnormality. Though they are considered “abnormalities”, the majority of “normal” day to day people have them. So what's the big deal about someone having a noncontagious skin disorder like a cyst? A cyst is a membranous sac or cavity of abnormal character containing fluid. They can be filled with semisolid material, gaseous…