Rare disease

preventative medicine have led to some of the greatest decreases in child mortality rates in existence. The development of immunisations has led to an increase in average life expectancy across the modern world since its inception, crushing once devastating diseases. Unfortunately however, the development of movements against vaccinations have also led to the inception of certain subcultures which are against vaccinations. Although the safety of vaccines receive far more advertising and…

1.What is it? Addison’s disease is a rare hormonal disorder and is a significant deficiency of the hormones that is created in the adrenal cortex. Hormones are chemical messengers that keep the body in balance by regulating functions like reproductions or our emotions. These hormones are produced in the adrenal glands, which is located at the top of each kidney. The adrenal glands has an outer part known as the cortex and an inner part known as the medulla. Adrenal glands produce epinephrine,…

pronounced: gee-YAH-buh-RAY, syndrome is a rare disorder in which your body's immune system attacks your peripheral nerves instead of invading organisms. I chose this topic because my father suffered for over 7 years with this debilitating disease. I have only known one person to have it, him. I have heard of it because it is one of the questions on the Influenza administration questionnaire form. I feel it is a unique and often misdiagnosed disease. The exact cause is unknown. It is often…

Fusobacterium necrophorum or more commonly known as Lemierre’s, is a rare disease in which F. necrophorum bacteria infects the throat giving the person tonsillitis, which spreads to the internal jugular vein and forms septic thrombophlebitis (infected blood clot). Part of the blood clot breaks off and travels through the blood, then starts to infect different parts of the body. F. necrophorum comes from the Fusobacterium species and according to the Red Book they are a non-spore-forming,…

In Australia, parental refusal of vaccines is a spreading a concern for the increased incidence of vaccine-preventable diseases in children. Vaccines play a significant role in protecting vaccine-preventable diseases in children, so it is crucial that healthcare practitioners understand the reasons that parents are hesitant to vaccinate their children (McKee & Bohannon, 2016). Contextual influences, individual and group influences, and vaccine-specific influences are groups of concerns that…

between life and death. Advancement’s in technology are making an early diagnosis for many diseases possible. One of these diseases is Alzheimer’s disease. According to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, (AFA, 2015) “Worldwide it is estimated that 24 million people have dementia, the majority of these people are also thought to have Alzheimer’s disease.” The AFA (2015) also states that, “Alzheimer’s Disease affects 5.1 million Americans, making it a top ten leading cause of death in the…

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimated that 732 thousand American children were saved from death, and 322 million cases of childhood illnesses were prevented from 1884 to 2014 due to vaccination (“Vaccines”). Massachusetts was the first US state to make a law stating it was mandatory to vaccinate school children in 1855. Now, all 50 states require vaccinations for children entering public schools but, no federal law exists. All 50 states will permit medical exemptions, 48 allow…

"Numerous studies have debunked the notion that vaccines cause autism or other chronic diseases, says William Schaffner, an infectious disease specialist and professor at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville" (Szabo). Vaccinations cause allergic reactions which can be fatal, but just to keep away life threatening diseases, you need them to help you immune system fight them off. "Ethylmercury is broken down and excreted from the body much more…

by Lisa Genova. Dr. Alice Howland who is played by Julianne Moore, is a respected, well known linguistics professor at Columbia University. She is also the author of a known and successful textbook. Alice is diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s Disease at the age of 50. While she is speaking at a presentation at ULCA she suddenly can’t find a word she is looking for to say, laughs it off, continues with her speech but also feels as if there is something just not right. Words and communication…

and eyes are bleeding. This combination of ailments sounds like something from a horror story. For thousands of people, however, these horrors have become reality. Although Ebola is hard to contract, nevertheless we need to find a way to combat the disease, because it can easily spiral out of control. We can do this by keeping clean and using our heads, new-found tests, and isolation wards. This deadly virus is, believe…