Communicable Disease Svetlana Brooks HCS/457 April 22‚ 2013 Deborah Ayers Communicable Disease A communicable disease is an infectious disease transmitted from one person to another directly or indirectly. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 1.1 million Americans are living with HIV and nearly one in five of those are not aware that they are infected (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is the virus that causes AIDS
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Parkinson disease is a gradually progressive degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. Parkinson disease belongs to a group of conditions called movement disorders. There are four characteristic problems caused by Parkinson disease‚ including tremor at rest‚ balance problems‚ stiffness‚ and slowness of movement. Parkinson disease occurs when areas of the brain‚ including an area called the substantia nigra‚ is slowly destroyed. The exact reason for this destruction is not completely known
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Abstract The following paper focuses on Alzheimer’s disease‚ the disease which is a devastating brain disease and is one of the most typical forms of dementia‚ a general term that is most commonly used for memory loss and the diminishing in mental and physical abilities. It is most frequently diagnosed in the elderly although there have been some cases of the disease affecting people of middle age. There is not one known single cause for Alzheimer ’s‚ however‚ scientists believe that due to the
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J. Cooper‚ in July 2000 “Jamaican dancehall culture is commonly disparaged as a homophobic‚ homicidal‚ misogynist discourse that reduces both men and women to bare essentials: skeletal remain”. Most of the dancehall lyrics that promote violence impacts our youth of Jamaica as the lyrics makes it seem as though it is acceptable to just kill or hurt anyone without showing any remorse. Some of our dancehall artistes are even committing crimes themselves. An example of this can be seen in a song by
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Healthy Eating Habits and Lifestyles Laney Brown COM/ 172 Elements of University Composition and Communication II 26 October 2014 Cindy Cunningham In today’s American society‚ many individuals have developed unhealthy eating habits. A study done in 2012 states fifty-two percent of polled Americans thought that doing their taxes was easier than trying to figure out how to eat healthy. There are many things that people look at as hassles to healthy eating rather than looking at the big benefits
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actions to indicate the oppression teenagers suffered right now. Evidence like “clean up your looks‚” “watch all the things you do‚” “got methods of keeping you clean” and “rip up your heads” clearly show what kind of oppression teenagers have and what they need to resist. Adults are trying to make teenagers fit the “good standards” created by them. Good teenagers should be innocent‚ be obedient‚ study hard and so on. What’s more‚ adults are ready to find out teenagers’ mistakes at any time so that they
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It is important to acknowledge that the objectively overweight or obese child may suffer from poor body image and low self-esteem and therefore engage in less than healthy weight loss methods. Teenagers need to emphasize the importance of self-acceptance and respect for healthy living‚ as well as the appreciation of size diversity and positive body image (Neumark-Sztainer‚ Dianne‚ 2005). Although the epidemic of obesity in youth and adolescents
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Alzheimer ’s disease A form of dementia‚ Alzheimer’s disease is a fatal ailment that affects the brain with abnormal deposits of proteins that form amyloid plaques and tau tangles so once-healthy neurons begin to work less efficiently. The disease is found most commonly to affect those older than sixty-five. This disease usually last for seven to ten years‚ with less than three percent making it past fourteen years. The first signs and symptoms of developing Alzheimer’s disease are relatively
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Life as a teenager is difficult A teenager’s life is not as simple as many think. The changes each teenager goes through are big. Many people believe the change is only physical‚ which is completely untrue. The greatest change teenager faces are those within their brain‚ in other word‚ psychological. Teenagers are constantly pressured by their surroundings‚ which explain the reason for them being stressed. In our society‚ especially‚ the teens have a positive and negative influence from their
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