Twisha Patel, Chagas Disease Introduction Approximately as many as 8 million people that live in Central America, Mexico, South America are diagnosed with Chagas disease. Many of these people don’t realize that they are infected with it. (Parasites - American Trypanosomiasis CDC, 2013). It is also known as American trypanosomiasis and the causative agent is T. cruzi which is also known as the kissing bug. (Robert W. Bauman, 2007, p. 662). This infection is named after a Carlos Chagas, a Brazilian
Rabies Virus The Rabies disease is a very serious issue all throughout the world, according to the World Health Organization, “Infection causes tens of thousands of deaths every year, mainly in Asia and Africa.”. Rabies disease is caused by a virus commonly transmitted from a rabid animal through the saliva from their bite. According to the World Health Organization, the majority of the people who are infected with this virus are fifteen years of age or younger, “40% of people bitten by suspect
is another example of expectations. Before technology improved and the idea was achievable and possible, people usually wondered whether they can make their own designer babies. Their main concern was to protect them from inherited diseases and to eliminate diseases, another goal was to have specific characteristics or certain abilities such as intelligence.
developing which reveals the hidden things and thoughts on the earth. Some people argue that the future is bright because of the developments in medicine that more then before effective medicines are being made which sometimes can work for treatment of disease, without any operation. And they also argue that in recent years the machinery has made the work easier everywhere, such as houses, offices, shopping malls and other places. But from my point of view, the future is not bright. Of course, I don’t ignore
An abscessed tooth is the result of a bacterial infection that has reached the tissues underneath your tooth. An abscessed tooth is painful to deal with and usually results in extreme pain and throbbing gums. As a result, it is important to see a dentist at the first signs of an abscessed tooth. However, your dentist is not on 24 hour call, therefore, you might find yourself in pain for a few days if you are unable to schedule an appointment. Luckily, there are a number of mouthwashes that will
1. Describe the condition. I choose Citrullinemia, type 1.the Citrullinemia condition is an inherited disorder with multiple forms which have different treatments and it has early symptoms, expecting outcomes, and genetic cause. These symptoms have different things for showing a cause and different genes and is cause ammonia, amino acid disorders and other deadly element accrue in the blood. Citrullinemia, (also it is known as classic citrullinemia); it can recognizable in the first few days of the
Cancer Hello, most of you may have heard of me or know me very well. Most people despise me and want to destroy me. You could say I’m what you would call your worst nightmare. I’m something you wouldn’t ever want to wish on your worst enemy. I’ll bring you down when you feel you are at your highest. I will make you feel like the dirt underneath your shoe as you walk along the rocky dirt road. I’m the whirling, high speed winds during a tornado that will swoop you up and give you no chance. You
and resources made simple practices such as: poor sanitation, toileting, and dental care lead to bad health and disease if unattended to in the right fashion. Due to the fact that little knowledge was known about sanitation in the Medieval Times, diseases were very common. According to the Greenwood Encyclopedia on page 181 "Medieval bathing directly contributed to a high rate in disease." Many people would go days on end without taking a bath, which caused skin rashes. However, when people got the
The biomedical model and the social model of health are two completely different ways to view our health and its complications. The biomedical model is a scientific measure of health that sees diseases and illnesses as malfunctions of the human body, a breakdown due to biological reasons. This model has been around since the nineteenth century and is the main paradigm of viewing our health. It excludes the social, cultural and psychological factors that contribute to our health and only focuses on
you to realize they are not the same disease. Edgar Allan Poe was not writing about Ebola, he made up his own disease. While the red death and Ebola are two different diseases, they do have some similar symptoms, although they are slightly different. One symptom they both have is blood loss. If you have one of the diseases,you would bleed out of you ears, eyes, and mouth. However, you also bleed out of your pores if you have the red death. Both of these diseases are fatal, so if you get one, you will