Disease

Morgellons disease. This condition is nonspecific and consists of an array of symptoms primarily involving the skin with signs of lesions that are non-healing, pruritus, solid/thread like material emerging from the skin, and sensations of stinging, crawling, biting or needle sensation (Pearson et al., 2012). Currently, the condition doesn’t have a distinct selected criterion of diagnoses, because most of the knowledge is based on case reports which are isolated, therefore most dermatologists consider it to be similar to delusional parasitosis. An abnormality should be defined and characterized by physicians. In the case of Morgellons, it should be analyzed by a team of various practitioners, of which…

This is known as a genetic disease that usually occurs in 1 out of 10000. This disease is known to affect the growing ends of bones. This disease will prevent ossification which is a process in which bones elongate because of the deposition of cartilage. This disease is also known by the name Fairbank’s disease. Introduction During the whole course of the report we will see all the major causes of Fairbanks disease. We will explore how the disease actually works in the body and look into all…

In the United States about 610,000 people die of heart disease each year (Heart Disease Facts, 2015). Heart disease is caused by plaque build up in the arteries causing circulation of blood to slow or come to a complete stop (Heart Disease Facts, 2015). There are many factors that can put a person at risk of developing heart disease, the three most common factors being high blood pressure, high cholesterol and smoking. The Heart Disease Facts (2015) offered by the Center of Disease Control…

Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease, caused by the bacteria genus Leptospira, that can cause a variety of symptoms and which, untreated, may lead to meningitis, kidney damage, or even death (“Leptospirosis”). Leptospires, bacteria of the genus Leptospira, appear as tightly coiled spirals and achieve optimal growth at 28-30°C, thriving in warm and humid regions. However, because most tropical, humid countries are also developing counties, chances of exposure are greater in those areas (Levett).…

Chickenpox is a disease that has been thought of as a joke in today's generation. The truth is that chickenpox was no laughing matter in the past. This disease could kill people and is made a joke today because a cure has been found, so the disease is not as threatening.The history of chickenpox is amazingly interesting from how it was discovered to how a cure was found. All of these events in history have been marked and will be explained in great detail. The common name of this disease is…

Over the past decade the accounts of various coral diseases have been on the rise which had lead to the decimation of keystone species of corals throughout mainly the world’s tropical oceans. Since the mid-1990s, 18 coral diseases affecting at least 150 scleractinian, gorgonian, and hydrozoan zooxanthellate species have been described in the Caribbean and Indo-Pacific (Sutherland et al. 2004). Most of these diseases have been caused by bacterial, fungal, and protist type pathogens as well the…

Parkinson's disease, also abbreviated as “PD”, is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects a person's nervous system, making them have trouble moving. A human has certain kinds of nerve cells in the brain called dopamine, these cells transmit and send signals to the brain allowing a person to control their movement. When these cells start breaking down and having problems, they cause a person to lose their control of movement, due to the lack of dopamine. PD is not a communicable disease – it…

Alzheimer's is a progressive disease. When does it begin? And why does it cause forgetfulness? Alzheimer’s is a disease, which causes memory loss, and it causes difficulty dealing with daily life (1). Alzheimer’s disease happens because damage of cells in certain regions of the brain and these areas relate memory (2). Over time, all brain cells will die. As a result, it will cause for Alzheimer’s patient difficulty dealing with daily life (2). It has three stages which are mild Alzheimer's…

code to improve quality of life for all, specifically to have children born free of disease. “The emphasis is on the control of the genetic properties of future offspring.”(Epstein) What if all those hereditary diseases that run in your family could be a significantly lower concern for your children? Henry Kermes, affectionately referred to as “Hank” by his wife and friends, “Pop Pop” by his grandchildren, was in his seventies when he passed, embittered…

No one really wants to choose to have anything go wrong with his or her health. Diseases not only affect our health but also our every aspect of our daily life. Alzheimer’s is a common form of dementia that leads to memory loss that affects our intellectual abilities. Huntington’s disease on the other hand is a brain disorder caused by a defective gene in our chromosome. If I had a choice between the two diseases I would choose Alzheimer’s and here is my rationale for choosing this disease.…