Lyme disease

the body, mind, and soul. Whilst the dominant definition of health currently, some cultures still haven’t prescribed to the ideology as yet. Unique to the Latin Americans of Central America, and the Trinitarian peoples of Bolivia, Susto or “fright disease” displays many of the same symptoms attributed to PTSD. However, onset and treatment vary drastically from typical biomedical cures. Whereas PTSD is the result of a traumatic event leading to depression, Susto’s most common definition is that…

Degenerative disease experienced at a higher rate by Indo Americans Cervical Cancer Indian Americans women have higher rates of cervical cancer compared with all other races in the United States. Cervical cancer is a malignant tumor of the cervix. If the cancer is not treated it can spread deeply though the cervix and can be fatal. Work cited: Watson, M., Benard, V., Thomas, C., Brayboy, A., Paisano, R., & Becker, T. (2014). Cervical Cancer Incidence and Mortality Among American Indian and…

researchers have been searching to find a cure for the life-threatening disease, Cystic Fibrosis (CF). Most children are diagnosed around birth from the newborn screening, therefore, this disease takes a toll on the hundreds of children and their families. Families struggle over the stress, emotions and financial problems of caring for children with Cystic Fibrosis. There is still no cure, but patients diagnosed with this dreadful disease are given ways to help proceed with their life using…

1. A 39 year old US postal worker notices an area of redness and swelling on his left lateral forearm. Six days later he notices that the rash, which is painless, now appears black and swollen. He becomes concerned and goes to the emergency department, where he is subsequently diagnosed with cutaneous anthrax. Which of the following mechanisms is most likely associated with the swelling that surrounds the black rash? A. SNARE protein cleavage B. Overactivation of adenylate cyclase by disabling…

The Ascaris worm can be found worldwide but is more common in areas that are warm, most and that has poor sanitation and hygiene (CDC). This would explain why it is uncommon in the U.S., because most areas in the U.S. have some sort of winter. The Ascaris worm is more commonly found on continents like Africa or Asia however, it estimated that at least 4 million people in the United States of America are infected by the Ascaris worm (“Ascariasis”). Since the Ascaris lives in a warmer climate ,…

We suspected the Flu and meningitis for almost all the patients. So we decided to test for meningitis first. We first tested Sue for meningitis because she was our first patient. We found that Sue did infact have bacterial meningitis. So we needed to test the rest of the patients that might have come into contact with Sue in the last week. So we began to track the connection between each patient. We knew that Sue and Jill where roommate so next we tested Jill, and she came up positive for…

cancer kills more children than cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy, asthma, and juvenile diabetes combined. Childhood cancer is devastating and it is very important to know about. It is an awful disease that disrupts the health of young children and affects many families along with them. Cancer is a disease in which cells in the body grow and divide with little or no control. The human body is made up of trillions of cells. Skin cells, blood cells, any organ…

have been diagnosed with this dangerous disease. Cancer is a life changing disease which people’s lifestyle are changed and they mentally suffer. Even though a lot of people are diagnosed, they decide not to give up and try their best to fight back for what they love and believe in. Breast Cancer, however, remains one of the major concerns in the medical field mainly because it has many forms and happens to strike a large number of women. I-Cancer as the disease of the twentieth century.…

Imagine being able to relax with less pain and nausea. When you are treated for cancer, the side effects can be extreme. What would your life be like without the side effects? Imagine living without pain or nausea from cancer treatments? Are you in a lot of pain? Are side effects like nausea making your life unbearable? Are you afraid of new treatments because of the side effects? Do you just want to live a normal, healthy life again? Cancer patients need certain types of care. Standard…

question I want to help answer is “How can we cure cancer and other non-curable diseases, and why have we not been able to find a cure for them yet?” This may be one of the most pressing questions in the world right now. Although this is the case, I want to help answer this question because I personally know people who have been affected by such deadly diseases and saw how much their lives changed during and after the disease. All over the world thousands of people dies every day because they…