Disease

Huntington disease What is Huntington disease? Huntington disease is an inherited neurologic disorder characterized by progressive neurodegeneration resulting in abnormal movements (chorea), sustained postures (dystonia), psychiatric symptoms, and dementia. The condition most frequently affects individuals during mid-life, but patients range from childhood to age 80. Symptoms are typically insidious – they come about slowly and progressively. Chorea is described as a dance-like, rapid,…

Alzheimer’s disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging-Alzheimer’s Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer’s disease. US National Library of Medicine Health. The United States Government, May. 2011. Web. 19 Oct. 2015. In this scholarly article, the authors discuss how a workgroup chosen by the National Institute on Aging and the Alzheimer’s Association, is working on a proper diagnostic guidelines in order to diagnose the Alzheimer’s disease among people…

known as Boreliosis, Lyme disease is an infection which derives from spirochete bacteria that diffuse through the skin and bloodstream by lxodes ticks (Lymedisease.org). Throughout the United States, these arachnids are found in any area that is wet, moist, wooden or grassy. Lyme disease is an overlook chronic disease because early symptoms of nymph bites are not perceptible. In fact, there is an estimate that each year around 300,000 people are diagnose with Lyme disease in the United States…

Paper: Celiac Disease By: Brionna Sandridge October 1, 2015 Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder of the digestive system. It has to do with the digestion of food containing gluten (WebMD). Gluten is a protein that is found in grains such as wheat, rye, and barley. Therefore, it is in common foods such as bread, cereal, pasta, and even some sauces and beer. Gluten makes these foods stick together; it gives them substance and helps them to maintain their shape (Celiac Disease…

The main cause of gum disease is bacterial plaque. Our mouths are full of bacteria. These bacteria, along with salivary proteins, constantly form a sticky colorless substance on teeth called plaque. When you eat or drink foods or beverages with sugars or starches, the bacteria excreted acids that attack your tooth enamel. The plaque is so sticky that it remains the acids in contact with your teeth, in time breaking down the enamel, so that tooth decay happens. Poor nutrition such as a diet high…

Grave’s disease, named after Robert J. Graves in the 1830s, is an immune disorder that results in the overproduction of thyroid hormones. This overproduction is known as hyperthyroidism and there are a number of disorders and diseases that may result in hyperthyroidism, with Grave’s disease being the most common cause. According to Grazia Aleppo MD, FACE, FACP, who is an associate professor of Medicine at the Northwestern University in Chicago, IL, hyperthyroidism can be defined as a condition…

Lyme Disease Education There are many diseases in the world such as influenza, rubella and lice. There is one particular disease that will be discussed in depth in this report called Lyme disease. This report will further explain the details of the disease and public health strategies. Ticks Lyme disease is a disease you may get if a tick bites you. Lyme disease is caused by bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi. The bacteria is corkscrew-shaped. Ixodes ticks which are also know as…

Parkinson's disease Definition: Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disease of the nervous system marked by tremor, muscular rigidity, and slow, imprecise movement, chiefly affecting middle-aged and elderly people. It is associated with degeneration of the basal ganglia of the brain and a deficiency of the neurotransmitter dopamine. Causes: Nerve cells use a brain chemical called dopamine to help control muscle movement. With Parkinson’s disease, the brain cells located in the substantia…

Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder, and as the name suggests it’s the deterioration of the brain over time, meaning as time passes by the disease will get worse. Parkinson’s disease causes malfunctions within the brain and its nerve cells called neurons. The brain is the control center of the human body and it is responsible for movement, coordination, regulation of organ function, our five senses, and the ability to produce and regulate hormones. The brain is accountable for…

Hashimoto’s disease is an autoimmune disease that affects the Thyroid. “With Hashimoto’s disease, the immune system makes antibodies that damage thyroid cells and interfere with [their ability to make production of hormones produced in thyroid gland which include triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4)]” (Cooper, 2012). When a person has Hashimoto thyroid disease “the immune system produces antibodies that attack the thyroid” (Cooper, 2012). This can cause a persisting impairment of the thyroid…