Tonsil

Our interest in the topic of Down syndrome (Trisomy 21) started when we heard about how many people are affected by this disease. The number of people affected by this disease in the United States alone is around 400,000 people. This genetic disorder is caused when a person is born with an extra copy of chromosome twenty-one. Down syndrome is recognized by things such as short stature, a distinctive palm crease, stubby fingers, mental retardation that can end up being serious, a wide gap between…

Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) is a member of the Herpesviridae family, that causes two different infections: varicella and herpes zoster. This paper will include information on the history of Varicella Zoster Virus and how to treat it. Most people know varicella as chickenpox, which is a modified version of the previous term: chicken peas. It was previously called chicken peas because the red rash that appear resembles the vesicles of chickpeas (garbanzo beans) or chicken pecks. Red, itchy spots…

Religion, he believes he now understands, but finds spiritual things to be “hokey” and states that perhaps aliens are God, yet he admits that he has prayed for his son. His wife let him know that his son was going in for surgery on his adenoids, tonsils, and sinuses, but would not let him know where he was having it done, although, she did text him a picture of Chase…

In 2003, United States of America was a leading global exporter of beef and veal (Hanrahan & Becker, 2006, p.1). Unfortunately in that year Washington, D.C. recorded a single case of Mad Cow Disease (Hanrahan & Becker, 2006, p.1).When humans consume beef containing the disease, their brains begin to degenerate (Hanrahan & Becker, 2006). Upon the U.S. announcement of the case, Japan suspended all of its imports of U.S. beef products. It was a blow to the U.S. as she was losing the principal…

" AAAAHHH!" I screamed. My tonsils were going to burst. I crawled up the left side like a black widow spider and stuck there like a suction cup. I was scared for my life. I was only 8 years of age and I was not ready to die yet! I tried to think of rainbows and cupcakes, but my stomach…

This then triggers the amygdala, a pair of tonsil-sized areas in each brain hemisphere. The amygdala is located above the pair of seahorse-shaped structures called the hippocampus is where the amygdala is at. In the movie Inside Out's, this is referred to as the 'Headquarters'. The five emotions…

For instance, sleep apnea is more common in men who are overweight and are over the age of 40. Similarly, Levantines living in Dubai who have large tonsils have a higher chance of getting sleep apnea. In addition to this, people who smoke or drink a lot are also more at risk of developing sleep apnea. Some of the other risk factors for sleep apnea include nasal obstruction of any kind and a family history…

‘Desquamation’, from Latin ‘desquamare’, meaning ‘to scrape off of a fish’. Sometimes the rash can last up to two full weeks before it fully goes away. (“Britannica.com”), Scarlet Fever -symptoms. Fever, chills, sore throat, headache, swollen tonsils, and a white tongue with red dots on the surface, which is called strawberry tongue are some of the other symptoms of the disease. The incubation of the disease is generally three to five days, symptoms showing on the second…

This route of infection will cause irritation to the eyes as well as swollen lymph glands in anterior to the ears. Oropharyngeal tularemia occurs when the bacteria is ingested from contaminated food or water. Symptoms can be sore throats, swollen tonsils, ulcers in the mouth and swollen lymph glands in the neck. Pneumonic tularemia results from breathing in any aerosols that…

Diphtheria is a serious infectious disease, which is tackle successfully in the developed world through vaccinations. Caused by the bacteria – Corynebacterium Diphtheriae, the disease continues to be a major risk in areas not covered well by immunization programs. India for instance reported 4071 cases in 2014, with 104 deaths. Altogether 7321 cases of Diphtheria were reported to the WHO in 2014. Diphtheria usually affects the mucous membrane of the nose and throat, leading to sore throat,…