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Connective Tissue Risk Factors
651 wordsJuvenile chronic poly arthritis; JRA; Still disease A chronic, inflammatory disease that may cause joint or connective tissue damage. The onset occurs before Causes, incidence, and risk factors: JRA is thought to belong to the collagen classes of disease (those diseases that involve connective tissue). It is a complicated disease. The primary manifestation is arthritis, but the disease may involve other body systems such as the heart and lining around the heart (pericardium), lungs and lining ar...
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Mad Cow Disease Amino Acids
1,495 wordsWho would of thought that eating hamburgers, steaks and drinking milk could produce an epidemic disease? These types of food are frequently eaten for their appealing tastes and nutritional values. The discovery of Creutzfeld Jakob Disease (CJD) has been a long and remarkable one. The cause of this disease is a mutated prion protein within the brain that can be either inherited or acquired. These mutations create sponge like holes that destroy the brain. As a result, the disorder gives both behav...
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Protease Inhibitors Opportunistic Infections
1,192 wordsA disease is an abnormality of an animal or plant, caused by a pathogenic organism. Therefore, disease resistance is the ability to withstand the attack of these pathogens and remain virtually unaffected. The disease may be infectious (communicable), caused by invading organisms that live parasitically on or within the body. The disease causing organisms include viruses, some bacteria and certain other organisms that may be passed from person to person e. g. Plasmodium that causes malaria. Other...
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Eating Or Drinking Contaminated With Brucella Brucellosis
356 wordsCause Brucellosis is caused by the bacteria Brucella. This bacteria infects domesticated animals. The animal that causes Brucellosis the most in Australia is infected cattle but also sheep or goats. Conditions Humans get Brucellosis in one of three ways: Eating or drinking something that is contaminated with Brucella Breathing in the organism Or having the bacteria enter the body through skin wounds The most common way to get Brucellosis is by eating or drinking contaminated dairy products. When...
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Lymph Nodes Chronic Fatigue
642 wordsMononucleosis is an infectious disease of humans in which the blood and tissues contain mononuclear leukocytes (white blood cells with only one nucleus), either monocytes or lymphocytes. An infectious disease is a disease that can give you an infection, can be transmitted by infection without actual contact, or can be caused by a microorganism. All species of animals are afflicted with infections caused by a wide variety of organisms, from submicroscopic viruses to worm like parasites. When a pe...
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The Sickle Cell Disease
812 wordsThe sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder that affects red blood cells. It causes waves of pain, damage to vital organs, and some die in childhood or early adulthood. The disease is most commonly found in blacks and Hispanics of Caribbean descent. Around one out of every 400 blacks inherits the sickle cell disease. Sickle cell occurs when two sickle cell genes or a combination of one sickle cell gene plus any one of several other hemoglobin genes. The sickle cell trait is not the sa...
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Hiv Infected Women Leading Cause Of Death
1,026 wordsHIV/AIDS is an epidemic that effects both men and women of all ages. It has an impact on many peoples lives either by themselves being infected, knowing someone who is infected, or being a health care worker. HIV is a virus that attacks the bodys immune system. It also effects the blood cells (lymphocytes) and cells of the organs (bone marrow, spleen, liver, and lymph glands). It effects the lungs, central nervous system and gastrointestinal system. People begin with having the HIV virus. An HIV...
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White Blood Cells Lymph Nodes
480 wordsHodgkins disease, sometimes called Hodgkins lymphoma, is a cancer that starts in lymphatic tissue. Lymphatic tissue includes the lymph nodes and related organs that are part of the bodys immune and blood-forming systems. The lymph nodes are small, bean-shaped organs found underneath the skin in the neck, underarm, groin, and elsewhere in the body. They are also found inside the chest, abdomen, and pelvis. Lymph nodes make and store infection-fighting white blood cells, called lymphocytes. They a...
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Epstein Barr Virus Lymph Nodes
1,444 wordsHodgkins Disease Cancers arising from the lymph nodes or other sites of lymphoid tissue are broadly termed lymphomas. This group of diseases is divided into Hodgkins disease and non-Hodgkins lymphoma. In both conditions, there is a replacement of normal lymphatic tissue by collections of abnormal lymphoma cells. The lymphatic system are a complex network of specialised cells and organs that defend the body against infection. Lymphatic organs include the bone marrow, spleen, thymus gland, lymph n...
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Dec 1997 Internet 2
439 wordsInfections Mononucleosis, also known as mono, is a viral infection that effects mostly adolescents and young adults. It is caused by the Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV). This virus is spread mainly by saliva, which gives it the nickname, the kissing disease (Daughtry; InteliHealth). Symptoms usually develop within 30 - 50 days of the person becoming infected with EBV (Daughtry). The first symptoms may include tiredness, fever, headaches, and loss of appetite. After about 3 - 5 days of developing these ...
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Epstein Barr Virus Immune System
818 wordsMononucleosis, also known Mononucleosis Mononucleosis Mononucleosis, also known as Mono, is an illness caused by an infection with a virus. The virus, The Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) is usually the cause of Mono. Other infectious viruses, like cytomegalovirus (CMV) can also produce illnesses like Mono. Most of the people who get Mono are adolescents and young adults. In developed nations, the majority of the people has been exposed to the Epstein- Barr virus by the age of 18. That means that many a...
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White Blood Cells Types Of Leukemia
673 wordsLeukemia Leukemia is a cancer that has had a significant effect on our society and with the developments of new drugs it may become treatable. Leukemia originates in the blood-forming organs which may include the lymph tissue and bone cells. In a person with leukemia the rate and the number of cells produced is altered. This altering can become fatal, or with proper treatment it can be subdued. There are two main types of leukemia which include total and differential. These are mainly characteri...
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Infected With Mono Blood
314 wordsMononucleosis is an infectious virus caused by the Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), one of the Herpesviruses. Mononucleosis is also called mono, the kissing disease, and glandular fever. It usually strikes people in the ten to thirty-five year old age group, but it can also infect younger people. Mono is spread by exchange of saliva. Some examples of this are, kissing, sharing drinking glasses, and sharing silverware. You can avoid getting infected by washing your hands, avoiding infected people, and n...
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Nucleic Acid Disease Causing
1,453 wordsThe smallest livingMononucleus Bacteria The smallest living things on earth are the prokaryotic cells. Bacteria fall into the Monera Kingdom. They have a single DNA molecule in the cytoplasm. Almost all minerals have a cell wall that protects the cell and gives it its shape. Some minerals have a layer outside the cell wall called the capsule. This helps the cell cling to surfaces. A typical bacterium is about 2 micrometers long. Inside the cell, there are nucleic acids, enzymes, and other substa...
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White Blood Cells Rheumatoid Arthritis
2,160 wordsThe Immune System Period 2 May 23, 1999 The immune system is the most incredible part of our body. It has the task of keeping the body healthy by destroying pathogens and disease-producing organisms, and by neutralizing their toxins. The immune system employs the services of the skin, mucous membranes, hair, cilia, saliva, urine and other natural means of waste disposal to keep the body free of illness and pathogens, For instance, should foreign bacteria enter the body, the immune system will em...
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