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Syphillis is a bacterial Sexually Transmitted disease. Each year there are over 100,000 cases of syphilis in adults, and over 3,000 babies are born with the disease. Syphillis is almost always passed from person to person through direct contact with a syphilis sore, lesion, or moist rash. It is almost always passed during sex. ,…

Alzheimer`s Disease (AD) is one of the most common of dementing illnesses. A progressive, degenerative disease that attacks the brain, causing impaired memory, thinking, and behavior. A person with Alzheimer’s Disease may experience personality and behavior changes, impaired judgment, confusion, and difficulty finishing thoughts, following directions, or even finding the right word to say in…

Arthritis is a general term for approximately 100 diseases that produce either INFLAMMATION of connective tissues, particularly in joints, or noninflammatory degeneration of these tissues. The word means “joint inflammation,” but because other structures are also affected, the diseases are often called connective tissue diseases. The terms rheumatism and rheumatic diseases are also used. Besides…

KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEIVED RISK OF MAJOR DISEASESGeneral Psychology, Course 02587-588AbstractThe American Psychological Association Journal Article this paper is based on focuses on the knowledge of health related risks and behaviors of middle age and older age women, and specifically women’s “knowledge of perceived risk of major disease” (Wilcox ; Stefanick, 1999). A link between lifestyle…

Brodoski 1Laura BrodoskiEnglish 102Ms. Vatcher, MA1 October 2002Why Periodontal Disease Should be a Concern to All. Periodontal disease is more commonly known as gum disease or gingivitis. This infection is serious enough, that it can lead to tooth loss if left untreated. This chronic infection starts around the tooth and it affects the supporting bone…

dfd remind the reader of the initial problem in the play: King Hamlet’s poisoning by his brother. After hearing his father graphically describe the murder, it is constantly on Hamlet’s mind. For this reason, many of the images that Hamlet creates in the play are connected with disease and poison. The literal poisoning becomes symbolic…

Crohn’s DiseaseCrohn’s disease is a debilitating disease that can affect your entire life and lifestyle if you allow it to. It affects someone that is very dear to me, my best friend’s mother, Stephanie. I see her live through this day in and day out, and it has raised many questions in my mind. Questions…

EbolaMarch 1, 1996Imagine going on vacation to a foreign country and when you come home youare horribly sick. Your head hurts, you have a highfever, and you startvomiting. Chances are that you may havecontracted the Ebola virus. Ebola was first discovered in the village of Yambuku(1) nearthe Ebola Riverin Zaire. Since its discovery, there have…

Huntington’s DiseaseBackgroundHuntington’s disease is inherited as an autosomal dominant disease that givesrise to progressive, elective (localized) neural cell death associated withcholeric movements (uncontrollable movements of the arms, legs, and face) anddementia. It is one of the more common inherited brain disorders. About 25,000Americans have it and another 60,000 or so will carry the defective gene…

Several years ago, a virus which originated in Africa swept the entire worldkilling millions. This virus is the commonly known HIV virus, the virus whichcauses the fatal AIDS disease. In the 1950’s after virologists began theclassification of viruses, isolated cases of what are called “hotviruses” began springing up around the world. Most of the deadly…