Disease

Morgellons disease is an interesting disease that is very rare and often hard to diagnose correctly. This particular disease is very hard to clarify. The symptoms can be different from varying patients. However, general symptoms include crawling senses under the skin, itching, black dots in the skin, thread-like fibers coming from the skin or underneath the skin, joint pain, trouble sleeping, panic attacks, memory loss and skin rashes. Not all patients have these symptoms but the two that almost…

Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis is a disease caused by a group of parasite called, Trypanosome cruzi and is most often spread by Triatomine bugs. It was discovered by Brazilian physician Carlos Chagas, in 1909. There are 6-7 million people infected with this disease, and 10,000 deaths a year. It is frequently found in people, dogs, cats, and wild animals in Central and South America, especially in farm lands where poverty prevails. Deforestation for agriculture, mining,…

The Rotavirus disease is often found among infants and is easily transmissible. This disease causes severe dehydration, vomiting, fever, and abdominal pain. Since it causes such a large fluid shift infants are often hospitalized, however, left untreated it can be fatal. The virus is passed to the environment through the stool of a sick person. Children contract it by placing contaminated objects into their mouth. While this is the most common form of transmission it can also be contracted by…

A definition of the effects of alzheimers disease would probably be that it can start without any real identifiable symptoms, and continues to steadily get worse over time. The disease starts by affecting certain cells in our brain. Once alzheimers disease takes hold it gradually begins to damage the brain cells up to the point where they eventually die. Symptoms will include the deterioration of memory, affects reasoning ability, and the ability to hold normal fluent conversations. Many…

Final Huntington’s Disease Research Paper Huntington’s disease also known as Huntington’s Chorea is passed from parent to offspring (hereditary) with a genetic mutation of the dominant HTT gene. Huntingtons disease was discovered and recognised as an inherited disease in 1872 by George Huntington, the discovery of the gene came later in 1993 when a group of scientist found it on the HTT gene. The disease causes degeneration of nerve cells in the basal ganglia in the brain and behavioral,…

The neurodegenerative diseases, or dementias, are characterized by progressive and irreversible degeneration of the neurons from specific regions of the brain. The pattern of neuronal loss is selective and compromises one or more groups of neurons, without affecting the others. An interesting aspect of these dementias is them arise without any apparent triggering stimulus and in patients with no history of neurological deficits. Alzheimer’s disease is the most prominent of these dementias,…

Alzheimer’s is cellular disease that affects your neurons. The neurons are the cells in your brain, which forms a network of communication with other surrounding nerve cells. This helps transmit signals throughout the body. Alzheimer’s is a very serious and emotionally excruciating disease. While many diseases wound people physically, Alzheimer’s is a disease that takes away persons inner self. In other words, Alzheimer’s robs a person of their mentality, self-respect and free-choice.…

Leprosy is also known as Hansen's disease. It is a curable infectious disease that causes skin lesions and nerve damage. Leprosy is caused by Mycobacterium leprae. It affects the dermis, nerves, mucous membrane in the airway, and the eyes (WHO). Anyone at any age is able to have this disease. There are at least three million people who are living with some kind of disability from leprosy. Leprosy used to be most common in Europe until it slowly went away. In the past when leprosy was more common…

In the United States, 1 in 3 women dies from heart disease every year.1 Thus, heart disease is the number one killer of women compared to all cancers combined.1 It is reported that approximately 43 million women in the U.S are affected by heart disease, and about 90 percent of women have one or more risk factors for developing heart disease.1 More women die of heart attacks or other heart disease than men, and they are more likely to not get proper treatment compared to men. 2 This risk is even…

The global epidemic of infectious diseases is a major concern and will continue to be until more steps are taken to control it. History has proven the lack of control we have when it comes to disease. A real solution to infectious diseases spread by globalization is nearly nonexistent. The only solution that will succeed won 't be through solving the problem as a whole, but to control certain points of the disease and how it is transmitted. We can achieve this by making new international and…