Referred to as “a forgotten disease of a forgotten people” by Paul Emerson, Director of the Trachoma Control Program at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia; trachoma is a hyperendemic of preventable blindness in the world. Trachoma is an ocular infection caused by intercellular parasite Chlamydia trachomatis. It thrives in dirty atmospheres with close proximities since the disease is spread by contact of infected eye and nose discharge through hands, towels and flies. Most of the risk…
Every day, the world is filled with remarkable scientific discoveries. Many astonishing discoveries have inspirations that had led the way to success. The article has spleen inspired device that has the ability to efficiently clean blood of every kind of infection varying from Escherichia coli to Ebola. The development of an advanced method was to exterminate pathogen-caused body infections. In general, the treatment of any blood infection has its difficulties, many physicians quickly conclude…
Catching Cancer Early Do you aware about the most dangerous and deadly diseases that exist in our life? Surely, there are many terrifying diseases that attack people and lead to the death such as HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), Ebola, and Cancer. Therefore, this essay is going to inform you about the most risky disease which is cancer, the causes and the symptoms of cancer, and about the new technology or way which use to detect or catch cancer. What is Cancer? Cancer is known as the most…
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease is a transmissible, rapidly progressing, neurodegenerative disorder, closely related to “mad cow disease” (Gale, 2013). CJD is can be confused as Alzheimer's, but CJD is more rapidly progressing and ultimately leads to death. It is one of many ‘spongiform encephalopathies’ disease that causes fluid filled spaces in the brain called vacuoles that make the brain have a sponge-like appearance. There is an estimated 250 cases per year in the United…
Cancer is a very serious problem in today’s world. Research shows that in 2016 an estimated 1,685,210 new cases will be diagnosed in the United States and about 595,690 will die from the disease. Most people would never imagine themselves being diagnosed with cancer, but what if you were suddenly taken to the hospital and given the horrible news of being diagnosed with cancer? Would you accept the fact that you may die and let cancer win? Or would you try your hardest to beat cancer and live…
The non communicable disease I have chosen is ab seizures. The reason I chose ab seizures for my paper is because I have them. I have had seizures for seven years. Seizures are a no communicable disease. There are multiple different kinds of seizures. The kind I have is absent seizures. That is where you just stare into space and don’t answer to anyone. There is another kind of seizure called epilepsy seizure. That is where you fall on the ground shaking. I have had them very rarely they are a…
hereditary disease that causes iron to build up in the body, eventually causing an “iron overload” in organs. Normally, your body stops absorbing iron when it detects that there is sufficient iron in your blood; in the body of a person who has the genes of hemochromatosis, the body constantly craves for more iron than needed. The excess iron is distributed and stored throughout the body, eventually damaging the joints, the major organs, and overall body chemistry. People with the disease…
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States after heart disease. The cancer I will be researching is brain cancer. The reason why I chose to research this is because I have always been interested in working in the medical field, but I didn’t know what particular area. I started to do research on different types of doctors. The one that interested me the most was Neurosurgeons. Neurosurgeons are doctors who specialize in surgery on the brain and spinal column. The brain is…
Cancer is still one of the leading causes of death in the United States today, but advances in treatments for this disease has improved the survival rate. Medical scientists have for a hundred years struggled against a stone wall trying to find the solution of the cancer problem (Gaylord). This disease has affected us in the past and it continues to affect us today. Jim Valvano’s illustrious "Never Give Up, Don't Ever Give Up” speech is a prime example of this. This speech is about a man dying…
story of survival to this day. Furthermore, According to The National Cancer Institute, “In 2016, an estimated 1,685,210 new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in the United States and 595,690 people will die from the disease.” With such a high statistic of people facing this deadly disease, it's no wonder it has made its own prominent path in the world of art. The poem “Tired” by Anele Rubin captures the emotions of a woman experiencing cancer throughout the final stages of her life. First, The…