The Disease Of Behcet 's Disease

Rheumatoid Arthritis(RA) is the most common type of autoimmune arthritis. RA is a progressive and debilitating musculoskeletal disorder that affects the joints symmetrically, causing a range of systemic effects. What it causes is still not well known; nevertheless, findings of new research points towards a believe that it is triggered by a defective immune system, which causes the release of inflammatory chemicals. These chemicals cause damage to cartilage and bone, usually affecting the wrists, the joints of the hand, including the knuckles, the middle joints of the fingers and feet. While this condition can affect any joints, besides, important body organs such as the eyes and the lungs can also be affected by the inflammation that occurs as a result of this chronic condition. Only in America 1.3 million of people are affected by this ailment, and 75 % of them are mainly women. Its onset usually occurs between fourth and sixth decades; however, RA can occur at any age("Diseases And

Shahin E. S. M., Dassen T., & Halfens R. J. G. (2009). Incidence, prevention and treatment of

have been trying to find the exact cause of this disease and how it can be treated so

Outline the causes, incidence and risk factors of the identified condition and how it can impact on the patient and family

In the article Asthma: Versatile Treatment for A Versatile Disease by Kevin R. Murphy, he discusses the many factors that affect asthma and how inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) are used for all different levels of asthma. Kevin R. Murphy brings up factors such as air pollution and smoking that contribute to the variable nature of asthma which affect people with asthma every day. I will be evaluating the points that Kevin R. Murphy made about the factors that affect asthma and how versatile treatment is for asthma.

Just from the name, you can guess that this disease concerns ulcers. But does this entail anything else? Let us find out in this article about the disease that still has its causes unverified by the world.

Risk factors of the condition include malignant disease, type I diabetes mellitus, arthritis, osteoporosis, down syndrome, dermatitis herpetiformis, few respond to steroids and increased mortality because of the high risk of malignancy (Liu et al.,

There are three tests that are commonly used to diagnose Paget’s disease. These tests are blood test, bone test and x-ray “Sometimes the disease is found by accident when one of these tests is done for another reason”. NIH national resource center, 2015). The results from a blood test, is sometimes the first alert a doctor receives that a person may have Paget’s disease. The bone cell makes an enzyme known as serum alkaline phosphatase (SAP). Whenever there is a higher level of SAP than usual in the blood, it is evidence that Paget’s disease may be present. SAP in the blood that is more than two times the usual level,is a strong indication that the disease is present in the individual. (NIH national resource center, 2015)

Hepatolenticular Degeneration disease, also known as Wilson’s disease is classified as a rare autosomal recessive disease. The disease affects about 20,000 citizens in the United States between the ages of 3 and 26. Wilson’s disease is often confused with other diseases such as Liver disease. Often people with Wilson’s disease are diagnosed with Liver disease first before showing other signs causing doctors to continue testing and alter treatments.

The study also helped me to get a better understanding of the way treatment for the disease was done and how much of the population was affected by it. Before reading about the study, I had thought that the disease was much more common. This is due to having read a little about before and hearing my Step Father talk about it from time to time when I asked about diseases that effect the skin. The idea that the disease causes your own body to attack its connective tissues was news to me, but the fact that although there is now known cure for the disease we can still help treat the symptoms that patients have is

Furthermore, this incidence has grown in recent years as a result people generally living longer. The disease is incurable at present but there are drug treatments that delay the symptoms in the early stages. Therefore, there is a real need for early identification of the disease, so that a treatment program can be

Is it emerging?? According to a report of National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health promotion cases have almost tripled in the past 30years. Among age groups of 6-11 years it has risen from 6.5% in 1980s to 19.6% in 2008. Prevalence among aged 12-19 years increased from 5 to 18.1%.

Dementia includes many diseases, and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common (Schultz-Krohn, Foti, & Glogoski, 2012). The cause of AD is not well understood. Individuals with AD have characteristic neurofibrillary tangles and beta-amyloid plaques that cause neuronal loss and the shrinking of overall brain structure (Atchison & Dirette, 2012). Significant loss of neurons occur in the cerebral cortex impacting thinking, judgment, reasoning, speech, and language (Atchison & Dirette, 2012). AD can be classified as early onset, before the age of 65, or more commonly late onset, after the age of 65 (Atchison & Dirette, 2012). Gene mutations are typically seen in AD, but do not cause the late onset form of AD; however, three genes are responsible for causing the early onset form of AD (Atchison & Dirette, 2012). Although age is the strongest risk factor, having Down syndrome is a genetic risk factor for developing AD (Atchison & Dirette, 2012). Researchers estimate 13% of adults over the age of 65 have AD, and women have a higher incidence of AD (Schultz-Krohn et al., 2012; Atchison & Dirette, 2012).

The name of the skeletal disorder/disease is Blount’s disease. The cause is unknown but it is thought to be due to the effects of weight on the growth plate or that the inner part of the shin bone, just below the knee, fails to develop normally. It present itself as one or both of the lower legs turn inward. This is called “bowing” and it may look the same on both legs, occur just below the knee, and will rapidly get worse. Braces are used to treat children who develop severe bowing before the age of 3. If braces do not work, or if the problem is not diagnosed until the child is older, surgery is usually needed. Surgery may involve cutting the shin bone to place it in the proper position, and sometimes lengthening it as well. Other times, surgery

Currently, this disease affects approximately 371 million people of the world 's population with incidence and prevalence rates rising rapidly (Alotabi, A., Al-Ganmi, A., Gholizadeh, L., and Perry, L, 2016). According to Center for Disease