Part 1 Diseases come from all over the world‚ because of globalization many new diseases have spread around the world. Globalization brought about new measures to systematically to preventing‚ identifying‚ and combating foreign diseases: Surveillance Immunization Research Improved sanitation and living conditions Price of drugs Part 2 Globalization can provide both opportunities and concerns Although globalization can cause concerns‚ it can also have benefits when it comes to dealing with
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Overview: Lyme disease was first recognized in the United States in 1975 by Dr. Allen Steere‚ following a mysterious outbreak of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis near the community of Lyme‚ Connecticut. The rural location of the Lyme outbreak and the onset of illness during summer and early fall suggested that the transmission of the disease was by an arthropod vector. Adult female Ixodes tick (deer tick) From Brown University In 1982‚ the causative agent of Lyme disease was discovered
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The average American was susceptible to many infectious diseases during the 1800’s. Because the spread of disease and pathology itself were not adequately understood until the late 1800’s(major epidemics continued to occur into the 1900’s‚ however)‚ and the practice of medicine was relatively primitive‚ the average life expectancy was very low. Many epidemics occurred in the new and thriving industrial centers of America‚ where rapid urbanization had not provided for adequate sanitation or living
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Diana Beharry PSY350: Physiological Psychology Alzheimer’s Disease Professor Candice Ward March 20‚ 2011 Introduction In 1901‚ a fifty one year old woman named Frau Auguste D. was admitted to a psychiatric hospital in Frankfurt‚ Germany. She had an unusual bunch of symptoms. While she had no history of prior psychiatric illness‚ her husband had noticed that Frau D. was becoming increasing paranoid‚ hallucinatory‚ agitated‚ disoriented‚ and having increasing difficulties with language functions
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Running head: Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer’s Disease Brenda Silva Waubonsee Community College PSY 205 Research Paper Mr. Scott Hollenback October 27‚ 2011 Alzheimer Disease As Kevin Arnold quotes‚ “Memory is a way of holding on to things you love‚ the things you are‚ and the things you never want to lose.” Memories are the things we uphold. Whether it’s bad or good‚ those memories are engraved in us and can’t be stolen from us. But what if as time goes by‚ those memories are losing
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Alzheimer’s is not just a disease of the elder. Early-onset Alzheimer’s‚ otherwise known as younger-onset‚ affects those younger than the age of 65. Many who get younger-onset are usually in their 30’s‚ 40’s‚ or 50’s. In the United States‚ more than 200‚00 people have early-onset. Those dealing with it can be in the early‚ middle‚ or end stage of the disease. This disease is located in chromosome 12‚ and also chromosomes 21‚ 14‚ and 1‚ located on PS1 (or AD3. Early-onset Alzheimer’s is an unexpected
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Blood Borne Diseases Brennan Welty Kaplan University Outline Thesis: Ending the spread of HIV and blood borne diseases will be hard‚ but if everyone knows the right steps to prevent it‚ these diseases can be stopped. I. Introduction II. 1st body paragraph III. 2nd body paragraph IV. 3rd body paragraph V. Conclusion I. Introduction a. Explain what HIV and Blood borne diseases are b. How these diseases relate to the medical field c. Talk about how to prevent these diseases i. Include
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Alzheimer’s disease is most commonly caused by dementia‚ which causes one to become mentally impaired; it is classified to be a Neurodegenerative brain disease. It is a complex illness which is quite difficult to diagnose for the reason being that it directly alters the tissue in the brain‚ undergoes gradual memory loss‚ and even causes behavioral changes. This disease affects about 5 million Americans in the United States‚ most of them being 65 years of age or older; however‚ it is possible for
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Ide Research Paper 4/12/14 Crohn’s Disease Outline I. Intro A. An article at CCFA.org states that Crohns disease was first discovered in 1932 by Dr. Burrill B. Crohn. 1. *Colleagues Dr. Leon Ginzburg and Dr. Gordon D. Oppenheimer helped Crohn discover the disease. B. Crohn’s Disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). 1. Takes place in the gastrointestinal tract( GI tract) 2. Crohns is a chronic inflammatory condition C. Crohn’s Disease mainly affects the end of the small bowel
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Huntington’s disease is an inherited condition that breaks down nerve cells over time. The disease is not curable and can last years or a lifetime‚ although medication is available to help deal with the symptoms (Ferrara 247-248). Those who have this disease have a life expectancy of 10-15 years after they are diagnosed. It has a broad impact on a person’s functions such as movement‚ thinking‚ and psychiatric disorders (Staff). Most people develop these symptoms in their 30s or 40s‚ however those
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