Disease

The articles “Huntington’s Disease”, from NYTimes.com, “The DNA Age”, by Amy Harmon, and “Fearing Punishment for Bad Genes”, by Kira Peikoff, define the characteristics and symptoms of Huntington’s disease, and also demonstrate the positive and negative results for receiving genetic testing. The article “The DNA Age” focuses more on Pathos, or the emotional side of the argument, and therefore was more interesting and heart-wrenching than the other two. “Huntington’s Disease” and “Fearing…

Chronic diseases are long-term illnesses that can be controlled, but not cured. Chronic diseases affect people from all social classes in the world population. However, according to the United States statistics they are the leading cause of death and disability in the country. They represent 70% of the total annual deaths in the United States, contributing to an approximately 1.7 million deaths each year. As a result, the USA is where infectious diseases are most prevalent (Chen, 2012). The…

many diseases in the world today it is pretty much impossible to find a cure for all of them. One of the diseases that doctors have been studying and have so far, unsuccessfully found a cure for is Tay—Sachs Disease. If I were a Genetic Counselor who had to speak with a couple and inform them about their child having the disease, I would provide them with the following information and approach them as follows: Your child has been diagnosed with a disease referred to as Tay—Sachs Disease, a…

Huntington’s Disease Diagnosed How do physicians diagnose patients with certain disease? How can they be sure about the right diagnosis? And can they be mistaken? Of course it is possible to miss diagnose a patient, and it can be for numerous and various reasons. For example patients could lie about something they took, or doctors can be somehow intimidating, so the patients will not feel comfortable enough to share their problems with their doctor, and so many other reasons. As any other…

have Huntington’s Disease or know someone that does or just want to learn more about Huntington’s Disease (HD)? Well if you do then this is the perfect research paper to read! HD is an inherited genetic disorder that causes nerve cells in your brain to get destroyed. George Summer Huntington discovered HD in 1850-1916. Huntington’s Disease is also sometimes called Huntington's chorea, Huntington chronic progressive hereditary chorea, Huntington's chorea, Huntington's disease. HD is a very…

Huntington’s disease (HD) is one of many neurological conditions that exist and is prevalent in about 7 people per 100,000 (Lundy-Ekman, 2013, p. 245). It is more commonly seen areas of a predominantly white population, such as Europe, North America, as well as Australia, due to a higher frequency of certain alleles that are repeated in these populations (Walker, 2007, p. 221). This disease is classified as a neurodegenerative disorder, which is a term that is used to describe CNS…

In the early 19th century the United States was fighting the battle of infectious diseases. Infectious diseases were the leading cause of death during this time period killing well beyond five hundred thousand people. Single organisms such as bacteria, viruses and fungi cause these diseases. During this time period many people migrated to American cities. The migrations cause certain areas in the states to become over populated and unsanitary. Many people who migrated to America were low class…

solutions in the aim to cure Tay-Sachs disease. This includes exploring the achievements attained and challenges facing the medical researchers and clinical scientists involved in this field. Further to this, I will be investigating the genetic causes of Tay-Sachs disease, the symptoms and progression of the disease and how it is tested for. Introduction to Tay-Sachs Disease Tay-Sachs disease is a relatively…

Periodontal disease is extremely common and progresses with age. At any given moment approximately half of the population has it, and once you have it doesn’t go away without treatment. It is estimated that during their lifetime 80% of the U.S. population will develop gum disease. According to insurance statistics less than 5% of those infected are actually getting treatment. The initial stage of gum disease is called Gingivitis, while the more advanced stages with deep pocketing and bone loss…

Treatments & Prevention Treatment during the acute phase of Chagas Disease is critical because it rapidly reduces parasitemia, decreases the chance of death and reduces the likelihood of chronic Chagas Disease (Kaplan and Porter 3). Only two drugs have been proven to improve the patient during the course of this disease and those drugs are nifurtimox and benznidazole. However, treatment from either of these drugs is difficult due to them not being FDA approved. Nifurtimox and benznidazole can…