Disease

Lyme disease is a very dangerous disease that is rapidly increasing in occurrence and if left untreated can cause both mental and physical effects on a person. However, with proper and early treatment the symptoms generally go away and the infected person generally lives a happy and healthy life. Lyme Disease is important to study and be aware of because it is increasingly occurring and spreading to other parts of the world where before it never existed. Thus, there needs to either be a way to stop

10, 2015 Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer’s is a disease in the brain that affects a person’s memory, thinking, and behavior. It is the most common form of dementia and is common in adults older than 65. More than five million Americans are being affected by Alzheimer’s at this moment. Alzheimer’s comes in three stages; early, middle, and advanced. The disease is caused by the shrinking of the brain due to many risk factors and genetics. Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are often confused because

cases. Alzheimer’s Disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease. Neurodegenerative is “degenerative nerve diseases affect many of your body's activities, such as balance, movement, talking, breathing, and heart function. Many of these diseases are genetic. Sometimes the cause is a medical condition such as alcoholism, a tumor, or a stroke. Other causes may include toxins, chemicals, and viruses. Sometimes the cause is not known.” (Medline Plus, n.d.) Neurodegenerative disease is the abnormalities

Abstract Parkinson’s disease has been cataloged as one of the most serious and slowly progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects a wide array of motor and non-motor aspects that impact the function of a person. Afflicting over four million Americans and the second most common neurological disorder after Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s continues to take its toll on the neurological health of many(Constantinescu et al, 2007 ). James Parkinson, a British physician first coined this disorder

Parkinson's disease (PD) was first described on 1817 by James Parkinson (Dauer & Przedborski, 2003). PD is a progressive neuromuscular disorder. It has an average age of onset of about 55 years of age. The lifetime prevalence rate is about 0.15 percent, but the incidence of PD increases as people get older (American Psychiatric Association, 2004). The vast majority of PD cases are labeled as "sporadic Parkinson's disease" (cause unknown) but about five percent of PD cases are inherited (Dauer & Przedborski

heart disease than men, heart disease is in fact the leading cause of death in women. African American women in particular are the most diagnosed with heart disease, women that are white following up second. The third most effected group is Mexicans. Even with it being the leading cause of death for women, studies show that only 54% of women know that to be their number one killer. Of women who do die suddenly of heart disease 64% of them showed no previous signs or symptoms of the disease. Heart

Gaucher’s disease which is also identified as glucocererbrosidase deficiency, this happens when the lipid, glucosylceramide, builds up in bone marrow, lungs, spleen, liver and sometimes the brain. It’s a hereditary disease. When the lipid as mentioned earlier is faulty glucosylceramide accumulates more commonly in the microphages which is a type of white blood cell. Guacher’s is classified as a Lysosomal Storage Disease, this happens when a person lacks an enzyme that gets rid of undesirable

There are many diseases around the world and they come in different shapes and sizes. From the common cold to cancer the can be deadly or just give you the sniffles. There are many diseases to talk about but today we’re going to talk about cardiovascular disease (heart failure). Cardiovascular Disease is where your body fails to pump blood into your heart. Cardiovascular disease is caused by one of the three, 1.Age; the older you get the more risk that you develop cardiovascular disease. 2. Gender

Cerebrovascular disease or the term stroke is used to describe the effects of an interruption of the blood supply to a localised area of the brain. It is characterized by rapid focal or global impairment of cerebral function lasting more than 24 hours or leading to death (Hatano, 1976). As such it is a clinically defined syndrome and should not be regarded as a single disease. Stroke affects 174-216 people per 10,000 population in the UK per year and accounts for 11% of all deaths in England and

consistently ranked in the top 10 OECD for life expectancy at birth. This makes Australia one of the wealthiest counties in the world. Although there is a widespread problem in Australia regarding chronic diseases, which is the leading causes of death and illnesses in the country. Chronic disease include heart disease, lung cancer, Type 2 diabetes, asthma and other cancers. Behavioural determinants such as dietary, physical activity, alcohol consumption and tobacco use and their effects. In addition dietary