Fungal diseases

Huntington’s disease is a continuous brain disorder that is the source of involuntary motion, emotional and mental instability as well as cognition damage. It is an inherited disorder relatively common in adults aged thirty to forty. People of European decent typically have a higher chance of being born with the gene that causes HD, while those of Asian and African background have a lower probability. For HD to be developed only one copy of the mutated huntingtin (HTT) gene must be inherited.…

people, with death estimates of up to 200,000 per year” and that is continuing to grow. Many of the programs combating this disease are usually for ethical or developmental reason as they wish to bring down mortality or raise children’s test scores, which data has shown that doesn’t really affect it (Bhargava et al., 2005). The main issue, though in combating this parasitic disease, though is the fact that…

Potential risk factors associated with human alveolar echinococcosis: Systematic review and meta-analysis by Franz J. Conraths,Franz. conraths Carolina Probst, Alessia Possenti, Belgees Boufana, Rosella Saulle, Giuseppe La Torre, Luca Busani, Adriano Casulli Tapeworms are parasitic to their host which mean that they take nutrients from their host. Many animals are an easy target for an infection of tapeworm, especially if left outside. Also, many people leaving under the poor condition and…

Define Chief complaint and give 2 examples? The chief complaint is the specified reason that brought the patient to the doctor. The chief complaint is the focus of a patients visit (American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2017). It is a problem that the patient is experiencing, which cause them to seek medical attention. Two example of chief complaint: Patient state “I have a toothache”. Patient state “My stomach hurt”. Define the History of Present Illness? It is in correlation to the chief…

Diseases exist all across the world. More importantly, a disease is a condition that impairs the body from functioning properly. Both diseases are commonly found in third world countries, due to poor water quality, sanitation, air quality, and lack of health professionals. Ebola and the Guinea Worm (Drancunculiasis) are two diseases that have made their way into the news recently. The two diseases are relatively similar, but also differ in a few different ways. There is supporting biomedical…

and Ethical Issue Since 2012, there have been a number of outbreaks from vaccine-preventable diseases in the United States. Two of the most recent ones that have seen an increase over the years are whooping cough caused by pertussis and measles. Both of these diseases have vaccines that are available to the public, yet the cases related to these two continue to increase. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), in 2012, there were 48,277 reported cases of pertussis and among those,…

“ HIV is an illness which alters the immune system, making people more vulnerable to infections and disease. People can get infected with HIV/AIDS when they have unsafe contact with body fluids.” (Medical News Today) Unfortunately, this disease still spreads, especially in Africa, but not at the rate as it did before. Therefore, we still have a duty to educate people how they can prevent getting aids. As a result of religious…

the ability to perform even the simplest everyday tasks. It typically affects older aged people, anywhere from fifty years old and above. Dementia is not exactly a specific disease, but “rather a group of symptoms that may accompany certain diseases or conditions” (“Types”). Dementia can be caused by various different diseases, depending on the part of the brain that is affected. There are two types of dementia: the ones that are not reversible and the few that are reversible. The cases that…

How many times have you contracted a disease from a family member? Maybe a classmate or associate? Are you tired of hearing about the sick and dying in Africa? Well, if you are sick of people all over the world being sick, there is a simple, cheap solution that will positively impact the important, healthy people in the world. The common problem in our world today is simply this: an over abundance of the physically and mentally ill. I have observed that in all continents and countries there is…

become symbols of our primal fears. There are many monsters that are capable of epitomizing certain fears and they are capable of representing more than one facet of our primal fears. One example would be zombies they represent a fear of death and disease. They are corroded sacks of flesh whom live to serve a singular purpose, to consume human flesh with no care or recollection for those they feed on. Another more modern example…