Lyme Disease This document will provide in-depth research on the treatment and prevention of Lyme disease. Lyme disease is explained by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2015) as being “caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected blacklegged ticks” (What is bacteria? Section, para. 1). As explained, Lyme disease is spread through vector-borne transmissions. A vector-borne transmission is the spread of certain disease due to
Transmitted Disease Information Sexually transmitted diseases, STD's, also known as Venereal diseases, VD, are spread through sexual contact, and the exchange of body fluids. Anyone who is sexually active can contract an STD. Most STD's do not show symptoms, so you can have, spread and even contract an STD without even knowing it. Some STD's are serious and others can have long-term consequences. Some of the consequences could be infertility, certain cancers, and other chronic diseases years after
with the case patient as described above. Be sure to list at least four (4) pertinent differential diagnoses. Indicate which of these you would select as the most likely diagnosis and explain why. 1) Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) (Sickle Cell Crisis): Sickle cell disease is a hereditary disease. The majority of individuals affected by SCD are those of African descent (Yawn & John-Sowah, 2015). SCD develops hereditarily by an individual being homozygous for sickle hemoglobin (HbSS) (Yawn & John-Sowah,
Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an autosomal-recessive inheritance that results from a alteration in the gene responsible for the hemoglobin production. A healthy hemoglobin A is produced under normal circumstances, but for people with SCD they produce a sickle hemoglobin S. (Gill, V., 2010) Unlike normal hemoglobin A, hemoglobin S has a tendency to agglutinate, or clump together, when the oxygen supply is decreased. As a result, the red blood cells take on a rigid or “sickle” shape
widely across the world. Millions of animals are put through horrifying experiments all for research purposes. This is because it is thought by many people that animal experimentation for research purposes is the best technique to gain knowledge on diseases and find cures, which is not true. Whatever goes on beyond laboratory walls has no limit. Famed primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall stated, “In no lab I have visited have I seen so many chimpanzees exhibit such intense fear. The screaming I heard when
TEENAGERS WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE EXPERIENCE TRUE PAIN OR ARE THEY SIMPLY DEPENDENT ON PAIN MEDICATIONS? Salve Aguilar West Coast University Pathophysiology Dr. Isabelle Tardif August 14, 2015 Do Teenagers with sickle cell disease experience true pain or are they simply dependent on pain medication? Situation: A case study about a 15 year old African male with sickle cell disease was rushed to emergency room by his mother due to complaint of unbearable pain all over his body. He was
transmitted diseases infect millions of people a year. Some of the commonly known sexually transmitted diseases are herpes, syphillis, HIV, AIDS, genital warts, and gonorrhea. Some of these diseases are fatal, others can be cured with antibiotics. All of these are dangerous, but the most common sexually transmitted disease is a disease that isn't as well known. This disease is called chlamydia. Chlamydia is a disease that is infecting young adults all over the country. This disease is of great
life-altering complications and is a concept that is not taken seriously consequently leading to women’s distrust towards doctors. Throughout history, scientists have been researching diseases and its symptoms on men, not women. Heart disease is the leading killer in the United States, but is seen as a “man’s disease” even though it affects women at the same time. “When younger women do have heart attacks, though, studies have found that they are about twice as likely to die as their male counterparts — and
Should medical marijuana be legal across the United States? Imagine a world where individuals who have chronic pain did not have to suffer anymore. Envision a cure for cancer, a disease many Americans are killed by daily. Picture people with severe, violent mood disorders being treated. Most people think the answers to these problems are simple and could be solved by over medicating patients. Today, there are twenty states in America who have legalized medical marijuana for specific health and medical
anemia is a disease in which your body produces abnormally shaped red blood cells. They don't last as long as normal, round red blood cells, which leads to anemia. Sickle cells contain abnormal hemoglobin that causes the cells to have a sickle shape. Sickle-shaped cells don’t move easily through your blood vessels. They’re stiff and sticky and tend to form clumps and get stuck in the blood vessels. The sickle cells also get stuck in blood vessels, blocking blood flow. This can cause pain and organ