Hemophilia is a genetic disorder in which a person has an absence of blood clotting proteins/factors, causing their blood to clot abnormally (Bad Blood). Those with this disorder have a tendency to bleed for longer periods of time compared to people with normal clotting proteins/factors (Mayo Clinic).…
One person could inherit the gene, but not get the blood disorder, but it could still be passed on to an offspring. The gene would probably appear in an inbred line. ”(Blue People Genealogy 7) Martin Fugate carried the gene and the odds that he could have married a woman with the same recessive gene which is what happened. But Cawein was able to find an antidote for the blood disorder.…
Todays issue of the health times is going to be about Chlamydia Breast Cancer and Hurricanes. Please read the following I hope to help readers learn to prevent STDS get regular routine breast exams at their obygn and take all the safety precautions when there is a hurricane. Chlamydia is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases in the U.S. This infection is easily spread and there may be no symptoms you may not no it has passed to sexual partners.…
How Chlamydia Affects Young Australians Chlamydia is known to be the most common sexually transmissible disease (STI) among Australians, particularly young Australians.(1) Whilst curing the infection is often as simple as a single dose of antibiotics, notifications of chlamydia in young Australians continue to increase in number each year, flagging chlamydia as a public health concern. (1) This essay will focus on the determinants of health relating to the prevalence of chlamydia among young Australians over recent years, and public health interventions that could be implemented in order to protect and promote the wellbeing of the population, ultimately decreasing the number of cases of chlamydia. In this essay, the term “young Australians”…
There is no treatment for the virus itself. However, there are treatments for the health problems and symptoms HPV can cause. Your health care provider will follow you closely after you are treated. This is because the HPV can come back and may need treatment again.…
A kid can get the gene passed down to them but not necessarily have the disease. If both the parents carry the gene, then one in four children will actually have the disease. If the parents have four kids, one will have the disease, one will carry it and the other two children will have no remains…
Haemophilus influenzae is a nasty bacteria that is responsible for many severe infections. It is the cause of invasive and non-invasive diseases, primarily within children five years of age or younger, that can lead to severe complications or death. However, its prevalence worldwide has diminished greatly due to the use of vaccines and antibiotics that are used to prevent and treat this disease.…
Since the disease is passed from parent to offspring, the male offspring of a carrier mother has a 50% chance of receiving the trait, and 50% of the female offspring will become carriers of the disease.…
There are about .97 males per every 1 female in America, which is statistically significant, putting me and my gender in a relative minority. The pure numerical difference bears no impact on my life, but for some reason, the shape of my genitalia has. Quite frankly, the "feminist movement" has gotten out of hand and lost sight of its original goals. I have actually been confronted solely because I exist in the state that I do, as a male. Just because some men have done shameful things in the past, does not mean that I, or anyone else should feel guilty about…
Mothers who carry the premutation have a 50% chance of passing the gene down to their children, who will either carry the premutation or have FXS. Fathers who carry the gene pass down the gene to only their daughters but they will only be a carrier of the FXS gene.…
Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted bacterial infection that concerns both sexually active men and women (Smith, 2017). If the infection fails to be treated it can result in major long-term complications, including infertility or pelvic inflammatory disease in women (Smith, 2017). While chlamydia can affect any man or women who partakes in sexual intercourse, it is most frequent among 15-24-year old’s and is a growing concern in modern day society as the statistics continue to increase (Statistics, 2015). Chlamydia is caused by the trachomatis bacteria which develops in male ejaculate and vaginal fluid (Chlamydia, 2018). Consequently, unprotected sex makes individuals more susceptible to the infection.…
Mineral Elements: Q1: What does it mean to be anaemic? Anaemia is a blood-related medical condition, that is characterised by a distinctly perceivable lack of red blood cells and haemoglobin in the blood stream, which generally leaves the sufferer fatigued, unmotivated, and weak. This is what it means to be anaemic.…
Welcome to syphilis everyone. Syphilis is sexually transmitted disease and the symptoms are severe. I was interested in this topic ever since I watched Gray anatomy and one of the characters got syphilis. I wanted to learn more about syphilis but I never have time to do research about it, and I thought this is my chance to do some research about it for this class.…
Human papillomavirus (HPV) 1. Characteristics of the disease Human papilloma virus (HPV) infections produce epithelial lesions of non-genital and genital skin as well as mucous membranes. HPV infections are common throughout the world. Although most HPV infections cause no symptoms, persistent genital HPV infection can lead to cervical cancer in women, the second most common cancer in women. The ability of HPV to cause cervical cancer was first shown in the 1970s for epidermodysplasia verruciformis, a rare form of widespread non-genital warts that could further progress to squamous cell cancer.…
There are more than 3 million cases in the United States every year. There is no treatment, the body normally rids itself of the infection over the course of 2 a few years and was found in research that almost ninety percent of women infected show no trace of the virus after two years. HPV Prevention Although there is no cure for Human Papillomavirus currently, there are ways to prevent it. One way is to use condom, although it may not be one hundred percent effective due to the condoms leaving exposed areas, it greatly decreases the risks of getting the virus. There are also vaccinations.…