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1,811 wordsLyme disease is an illness caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, a member of the spirochete or spiral-shaped bacteria family. It was first officially recognized in the United States in 1975, after an unusual cluster of arthritis cases broke out in children from Lyme, Connecticut. What we now know as Lyme disease was reported in a grouse hunter from Taylor County, Wisconsin in 1969. It wasnt until 1979 that additional cases of Lyme disease were reported in Wisconsin. The bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi ...
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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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Effects And Treatment Of Rheumatoid Arthritis
1,098 wordsRheumatoid arthritis (RA) is more than just arthritis. In deed, many doctors call it rheumatoid disease to emphasize its widespread nature. People with RA often describe feeling much as though they have a virus, with fatigue and aching acting on their muscles. It has been estimated that 2 million Americans with 60 % of them women, have rheumatoid arthritis (Brewer, Earl J, 2000). The condition usually appears in middle-aged people, in the forties and fifties, although it can begin at any age. Si...
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Long Term Effects Rheumatoid Arthritis
1,578 wordsIntroduction There are more than 115 different types of arthritis. Some are very serious and hold the potential for severe disability and deformity, if left untreated. Others may generate only mild discomfort, which may be totally controlled with relative ease. Myths and misconceptions thrive everywhere. Despite the continued efforts of medical professionals, and The Arthritis Society, a large proportion of the population still believes that arthritis is nothing more that aches and pains, is nev...
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Symptoms Of Stress
2,185 wordsStress Stress is an unavoidable phenomenon of life. Without stress, there would be no life. It is like getting exposed to radiation. Long term exposure to it could be hazardous. Increased stress results in increased productivity - up to a point. However, this level differs for each of us. The right degree of stress can create magnificent tones. We all need to find the proper level of stress that promotes optimal performance, and enables us to produce harmony in our lives. It is not surprising th...
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Chronically Ill
1,957 words... the medical profession. Early reports from the USA suggest that the consequences for patients will be even more unfortunate than we have seen to date. The rising cost of primary care for all patients is tremendous. This often results in ill children being forced out of hospitals before fully recovering. The American Journal of Diseases of Children reports that some aspects of HMO policies were found to operate against the interest of families with chronically ill children. In particular, HMO...
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Shown In Figure Rheumatoid Arthritis
1,714 wordsCompare And Contrast The Changes Described In Compare And Contrast The Changes Described In All The Tissue Types Of The Neuro-Muculoskeletal System Associated With Rheumatoid Arthritis And Degenerative Disease Accompanying Advancing Age. Compare and Contrast the Changes Described in all the Tissue Types of the Neuro-Musculoskeletal System Associated With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Degenerative Disease Accompanying Advancing Age. By Daniel Gibb (3 rd Year) Introduction: Arthritis is a chronic illne...
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Range Of Motion Risk Factor
621 wordsOsteoarthritis is the Osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis. The greatest risk factor for developing Osteoarthritis is age. Women are twice as likely as men to develop knee Osteoarthritis. Obesity is another a risk factor for Osteoarthritis of the knees. Another risk factor is doing the same activity, repeating the same movement... Osteoarthritis is often described as the wear-and-tear type of arthritis, because of its association with joint injury and...
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Alternative Therapies
1,552 wordsRheumatoid Arthritis a Debilitating Disease It began seven years ago when Sandra woke up and was getting out bed. She went to stand up and she felt this severe pain in both of her feet. When she looked at her feet they were swollen and bluish red and warm to the touch. She could not understand what was happening. At first she thought she might have frozen her feet. But as time went by she started to get lumps on the bottom of her feet so she went to see the doctor. The doctor did some tests and ...
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Bodys Immune System Rheumatoid Arthritis
723 wordsRheumatoid arthritis affects an estimated 293, 000 people, or one person in 100. Rheumatoid Arthritis causes inflammation in the lining of the joints or other internal organs. This inflammation separates Rheumatoid Arthritis from other more common forms of arthritis, like osteoarthritis. Rheumatoid Arthritis can affect people of all ages from little kids to old people. It most commonly appears between the ages of 25 and 50. Rheumatoid Arthritis affects women three times more often than men. It i...
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