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Sympathetic Nervous System W B Saunders
1,494 wordsRhinitis is defined as an inflammation of the nasal mucosa and it is characterized by nasal obstruction, rhinorrhea, sneezing, and pruritus. The etiologies of rhinitis can be broadly classified into 4 main categories: allergic, infectious, and non-allergic, non-infectious (vasomotor rhinitis). Allergic rhinitis is a mediated reaction to certain environmental agents, often a type of pollen. As the name describes, some type of pathogen is evident in infectious rhinitis. Most commonly, viruses are ...
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White Blood Cells Cystic Fibrosis
920 wordsWHAT IS CYSTIC FIBROSIS AND WHO DOES IT AFFECT: Every year, 1, 000 children with cystic fibrosis are born in the United States. 1 in 3, 000 Caucasian babies have the disorder, making Cystic Fibrosis one of the most common lethal genetic diseases in Caucasians. Overall, there are 30, 000 Americans with Cystic Fibrosis, and an estimated 8 million people carry one copy of the defective gene that causes the disease. These carriers do not have symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis, because a person must inheri...
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Signs And Symptoms Breast Tissue
1,040 wordsDefinition Gynecomastia is a common disease of the male breast where there is a benign glandular enlargement of that breast at some time in the male's life. It usually consists of the appearance of a flat pad of glandular tissue beneath a nipple which becomes tender at the same time. The development may be unilateral or bilateral. There is rarely a continued growth of the breast tissue; ordinarily the process is of brief duration and stops short of the production of permanent enlargement of the ...
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Ebola Zaire Ebola Virus
765 wordsThe Ebola virus belongs to the family Filoviridae. The Ebola virus is characterized by massive bleeding and destruction of internal tissues. The virus is named after the Ebola river in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa where the virus was first found. Three types of the Ebola virus have been found. They are named after the places in which they were discovered. Ebola Zaire, Ebola-Sudan, Ebola-Tai forest. The strain Ebola Zaire is the most deadly of the three. The Ebola viruses are mainly f...
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Sex Partners Sexual Contact
781 wordsChlamydial infection Chlamydial Infection Chlamydia Chlamydial infection is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted disease in the United States today. The U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than 4 million new cases occur each year. The highest rates of chlamydial infection are in 15 to 19 -year old adolescents regardless of demographics or location. Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), a serious complication of chlamydial infection, has emerged as a major ...
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Mullerian Inhibiting Substance Development Of Ones Sex Differentiation
418 wordsThe Hormones and Development of Ones Sex The objectives of this article as I saw them were, (1) to show how fetal gonads acquire the ability to function as endocrine organs, and (2), to show the mechanisms by which the endocrine secretions modulate male development. The researchers went through an extremely extensive explanation of the formation of the sexual phenotypes by detailing the development of germ cells. They explained how womens and mens gonads appear identical until Leading cells, whi...
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Cystic Fibrosis Gene Epithelial Cells
2,248 wordsCystic fibrosis Cystic Fibrosis Introduction Cystic fibrosis is an inherited autosomal recessive disease that exerts its main effects on the digestive system and the lungs. This disease is the most common genetic disorder amongst Caucasians. Cystic fibrosis affects about one in 2, 500 people, with one in twenty five being a heterozygote. With the use of antibiotics, the life span of a person afflicted with CF can be extended up to thirty years however, most die before the age of thirteen. 1 Sinc...
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Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
1,964 wordsIn the world today, there are many known deadly viruses, but few present as great a threat as Ebola, the virus that causes Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever. Key factors in understanding Ebola HF include: Its history, plan of attack, and the diagnosis and treatment of the disease. The Ebola virus can, and usually does cause a disease called Ebola hemorrhagic fever, which is a Viral hemorrhagic fever. According to the proceedings of the 4 th National Symposium on Biosafety, the clinical definition for Vira...
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases Herpes Simplex
1,254 wordsINTRODUCTION According Lab SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES INTRODUCTION According to the Websters? dictionary, a sexually transmitted disease, or commonly termed STD, can be defined as any of various diseases transmitted by direct sexual contacted that include classic venereal diseases (as syphilis, gonorrhea, and chancroid) and other diseases (as hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, giordiasis, and AIDS) that are often or sometimes contracted by other sexual means (Internet 3). This lab report will be deali...
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End Of Life Dying Patients
470 wordsMost patients and families are aware that without fluids, death will occur quickly. Current literature suggests that fluids should not be routinely administered to dying patients, nor automatically withheld from them. Instead the decision should be based upon careful, individual assessment. Consideration of the following when the choice to initiate and continue hydration is evaluated: &# 61553; Is the patients well-being enhanced by the overall effect of hydration? &# 61553; Which current sympto...
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Estrogen Levels Forty Percent
839 wordsGynecomastia There are many lethal diseases that affect the human species. Doctors fight every day to save lives, and research is being done to find cures for them. Fortunately there are other diseases that are not life threatening, but they do cause discomfort and suffering. Some diseases affect only women, and some affect only men. Gynecomastia is a disease that affects only males. Gynecomastia is a common disease that occurs only in males, and it is generally a bilateral and symmetrical anato...
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Chicken Pox Viral Infection
1,069 wordsChicken Pox Media CHICKEN POX Chicken Pox is a viral infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus, a type of herpes virus. It is contracted by contact with actual lesions or by respiratory secretions and there is a 10 - 21 day incubation period during which your child is developing the illness but does not show any symptoms and is not contagious (until the very last 1 or 2 days before the pox appear. ). Once the vesicles show up there are likely to be many more on the way for between 3 and 7 m...
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