Disease

Huntington’s disease is a devastating and progressive neurological disease that results in physiological and psychological disorders. In 1872, an American physician George Huntington identified an illness as chorea, a Greek translation for choreography or dance, which explained how people affected with this disorder would constantly twist, turn and distort their bodies in a constant, uncontrollable dance-like fashion (Huntington 's Disease: Hope Through Research). Later, the disease was called…

Parkinson’s Disease Parkinson's disease is a disorder in the brain, which affects your nervous system. By affecting your powerhouse which in other words the brain it can cause several side effects. This disease can cause shaking and difficulty with walking, any movement of the body, and even face expressions. Parkinson’s disease affects your whole body muscles because it damages your nerve cells in the brain which produce dopamine. The nervous system is the main source that helps you move and…

Harpreet Kaur (100297319) INTRODUCTION Chagas disease is a zoonosis disease and is caused by a transmission of parasite T. cruzi through insect vectors triatomine bugs to humans. The fecal matter of triatomine bugs which are infected with parasite T. cruzi is the main mode of transmission of parasite to humans. The main species of vectors which are responsible for 80% cases of Chagas disease in endemic areas are Triatoma infestans, T. brasiliensis, T. dimidiate, T. soadida, and Rhodinus…

Parkinson disease is commonly described as a progressive, neurodegenerative disease. It was first described in detail by James Parkinson in 1817. In his writing, “The Essay on the Shaking Palsy” he discusses signs of the disease that are still categorically descriptive of it today. Though not the first observation of the shaking palsy, his essay brought a lot of insight to the medical and scientific communities about this terrible, debilitating and incurable disease. Parkinson disease has…

contagious and deadly diseases that endangered their lives. Neither the Native Americans, African slaves, nor the Europeans carried immunity to these diseases because they didn’t have previous exposure to them. This caused the population to decrease. Fortunately, these diseases would later have a cure, penicillin. But, unfortunately for the Native Americans, slaves, and Europeans, this cure came after their lifetime. The Native Americans were responsible for many of the deadly diseases…

Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive and irreversible degenerative disease of the brain. Each phase of the disease presents distinct characteristics, and it is these characteristics that are used to determine how far the disease has progressed. Although there is, as of yet, no cure, various advances in medicine are geared at easing the ravages of the diseases, with the hope of a definitive cure on the minds of many. A form of dementia, Alzheimer's disease presents in two main forms: early onset…

Huntington's disease is caused by a expanding mutation to the DNA code. This disease affects about one out of ten thousand. People with this disease have a fifty to fifty chance of passing it on to their children. The symptoms start from ages thirty to fifty. Six percent of people that carry this disease can get Juvenile Huntington's Disease which affects kids and teenagers. Most patients die about ten to twenty years after symptoms begin. Huntington's Disease is a neurodegenerative disease…

Isn’t everyone entitled to medical care if they fall ill? Lyme disease patients in Australia are denied the treatment that they rightfully deserve because the Australian Government refuses to accept and acknowledge the fact that the disease exists in our country. Lyme disease is the fastest growing tick-borne illness in the world and is transferred through a tick bite from a tick infected with the disease, characteristically creating a bullseye shaped rash but can also be transferred from mother…

with the fact that my grandmother has parkinson's disease. When faced with a conflict it is obvious that we want to try to solve it or do what we can, especially when it is someone that means so much to us. Knowing someone with this disease, I felt compelled to write my paper on information given in the article, Physical therapy not associated with improvements in patients with early stages Parkinson's disease which is associated with the disease. So what is Parkinson’s? According to the…

Definition Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disorder gradually destroys a person's memory and their ability to learn reason, make judgments, communicate, and carry out daily activities. Alzheimer's is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. It is estimated that in the United States more than 5 million persons aged 65 and older and approximately 200,000 persons younger than 65 years have AD. Those with Alzheimer's live an average of eight years after their symptoms become noticeable…