List Of Diseases
Humanity has experienced throughout the history many kinds of deadly diseases that have shaken up the medical systems. Scientists had tried to develop theories in order to find treatments to prevent the appearance and if possible to cure some of the deadliest illnesses that affected millions of human beings. Diseases like cancer, AIDS or cardiovascular problems cause the death of hundreds of people every year worldwide. The top four dangerous diseases are described below:
Heart disease affects heart muscles and is considered to be the primary cause of death among adults. It includes symptoms such as irregular and rapid heartbeats, exhaustion, chest pains, difficulties when breathing or dizziness. The causes may vary from smoking, inappropriate foods, diabetes, lack of exercises to heredity. Medicines help affected people get better by improving the heart condition but they cannot restore the health. A proper treatment and a healthy lifestyle may help patients live with the disease for many years.
Cancer is the second cause of death among people. In all its forms, it has killed hundreds of people yearly. Cancer affects many parts of the human body. The most common forms are breast cancer, skin and colon cancer. Leukaemia, known as blood cancer is described as abnormal multiplication of white blood cells. When treating it, it's important for doctors to know the patient's medical history. The procedures are complicated and often hurtful ranging from surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy to immunotherapy.
AIDS also known as Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome is the advanced form of HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus). This virus attacks the immune white cells also called CD4, which act in order to protect the human body from illnesses. When the immune system looses too many Cd4 cells, the human body gets very week and can't fight against infections which finally kill the patient.
People with HIV can live many years without knowing it but HIV can develop AIDS if no proper treatment is administrated. Death occurs when a deadly infection installs in the weakened body which can no longer survive.
Diabetes is also a well known chronic disease which affects thousands of people around the world. It causes heart strokes, kidney diseases, infections due to high blood glucose which attacks blood vessels. There are three forms of diabetes: type 1 is the insulin dependent diabetes affecting mostly teenagers and children. Treatment implies taking insulin, lots of exercises and strict diets. Type 2 affects people of all ages. This type of diabetes makes pancreas not to secrete the needed insulin. Overweight people are likely to develop this kind of diabetes. The third type is the gestational diabetes which appears at pregnancy.
Diseases such typhus, cholera or malaria have horrified the humanity throughout old times by killing millions of people. Scientists take enormous efforts to discover treatments for which are now incurable diseases. Dealing with an illness it's not all about the treatment. Prevention is the key. Yet, maybe the worse of all is denial and indifference regarding our body.
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Genetic Disease List
Genetic Disease List
Mutation, deletion, aberrations, unusual extension of genes causes genetic diseases. As medical scientists still do not know of ways to stop genetic disorders prior to birth, many children are born with genetic disorders.
Angelman Syndrome is one of rare genetic diseases. In 1965 Dr. Angelman first described the details of this neuro-genetic disorder, in which growth delaying, difficulty in speaking, sleeping disorders and mood swings are common symptoms.
Canavan disease genetically destructs the brain cells. It belongs to the genetic disease category called leukodystrophies. Its main characteristic is the degeneration of myelin, which is the protecting layer of nerve fibers of the body.
Celiac disease affects the autoimmune system damaging the small bowel. From infancy to any age group, this disease can be harmful. The main symptoms are fatigue and diarrhoea. Those who suffer from Celiac disease have difficulties in nutrient absorption abilities. An effective treatment for Celiac disease is a gluten-free diet.
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is a heterogeneous genetic disorder of nerves which is defined by touch sensation and loss of muscle tissue, especially in the legs and feet, but in the arms and hands as well in the advanced phases of disease.
Color blindness, or deficiency to perceive colors can be of a genetic nature, but can as well appear because of brain, eye, or nerve damage, or because of contact with some chemicals products. In 1798, the English chemist John Dalton studied this aspect for the first time. It is sometimes called daltonism after him.
Cri du Chat syndrome is a rare genetic disorder which affects approximately 1 in 20,000 to 50,000 live births. The disease does not depend on ethnic backgrounds, but is most common in the case of women.
The disorder gets its name from the typical cry of babies born with this syndrome. The baby sounds like a kitten, because of problems with the nervous system and larynx. The good news is that about 1/3 of infants recover by the age of 2. Negative aspects of this disease may be:
1. Feeding problems because they can't suck and swallow well
2. Low weight at birth and poor evolution,
3. Motor, cognitive, and speech delays,
4. Behavioral problems such as aggression, hyperactivity, and repetitive movements,
5. Uncommon facial traits that can change in time.
Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disorder which can affect the entire body, leading to gradual disability and death.
The most common symptoms are difficulty breathing and not enough enzyme production in the pancreas. Low immune system and dense mucous production lead to frequent lung infections that are treated, but not always cured, sometimes by intravenous and oral antibiotics. Many other symptoms, like sinus infections, poor evolution, and diarrhea can be effects of this disorder. Sometimes, recurrent lung infections during infancy or childhood may be a sign of cystic fibrosis.
Down syndrome is a hereditary disorder which features problems related to cognitive ability, physical evolution, and facial traits. It is called after John Langdon Down, the doctor who described it in 1866, in Britain.
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a mortal disorder which is defined by rapidly gradual muscle weakness and damaged muscular tissue beginning in the pelvis and legs and then affecting the entire system.
Hemophilia is the name of some genetic disorders which mean the body's inability to control bleeding. The bleeding might be exterior, if the skin is broken by a cut, scrape, or abrasion, or it can be interior, into joints, muscles, or organs which are hollow. The result can be visible on the skin or subtle (e.g., brain bleeding).
Klinefelter syndrome has in main effect abnormal testicular evolution and decreased fertility.
Neurofibromatosis includes a more different genetic disorder which makes tumors develop along different nerves, besides, may influence the evolution of tissues which are not nervous, like skin and bones. The tumors may develop anywhere in or on the body.
The list may continue with other genetic disorders like: Phenylketonuria, Prader-Willi syndrome, Sickle-cell disease, Spina bifida, Tay-Sachs disease or Turner syndrome.
Unfortunately the list does not finish here and researchers in the domain of medicine must work a lot harder in order to discover remedies for them.
Mutation, deletion, aberrations, unusual extension of genes causes genetic diseases. As medical scientists still do not know of ways to stop genetic disorders prior to birth, many children are born with genetic disorders.
Angelman Syndrome is one of rare genetic diseases. In 1965 Dr. Angelman first described the details of this neuro-genetic disorder, in which growth delaying, difficulty in speaking, sleeping disorders and mood swings are common symptoms.
Canavan disease genetically destructs the brain cells. It belongs to the genetic disease category called leukodystrophies. Its main characteristic is the degeneration of myelin, which is the protecting layer of nerve fibers of the body.
Celiac disease affects the autoimmune system damaging the small bowel. From infancy to any age group, this disease can be harmful. The main symptoms are fatigue and diarrhoea. Those who suffer from Celiac disease have difficulties in nutrient absorption abilities. An effective treatment for Celiac disease is a gluten-free diet.
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is a heterogeneous genetic disorder of nerves which is defined by touch sensation and loss of muscle tissue, especially in the legs and feet, but in the arms and hands as well in the advanced phases of disease.
Color blindness, or deficiency to perceive colors can be of a genetic nature, but can as well appear because of brain, eye, or nerve damage, or because of contact with some chemicals products. In 1798, the English chemist John Dalton studied this aspect for the first time. It is sometimes called daltonism after him.
Cri du Chat syndrome is a rare genetic disorder which affects approximately 1 in 20,000 to 50,000 live births. The disease does not depend on ethnic backgrounds, but is most common in the case of women.
The disorder gets its name from the typical cry of babies born with this syndrome. The baby sounds like a kitten, because of problems with the nervous system and larynx. The good news is that about 1/3 of infants recover by the age of 2. Negative aspects of this disease may be:
1. Feeding problems because they can't suck and swallow well
2. Low weight at birth and poor evolution,
3. Motor, cognitive, and speech delays,
4. Behavioral problems such as aggression, hyperactivity, and repetitive movements,
5. Uncommon facial traits that can change in time.
Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disorder which can affect the entire body, leading to gradual disability and death.
The most common symptoms are difficulty breathing and not enough enzyme production in the pancreas. Low immune system and dense mucous production lead to frequent lung infections that are treated, but not always cured, sometimes by intravenous and oral antibiotics. Many other symptoms, like sinus infections, poor evolution, and diarrhea can be effects of this disorder. Sometimes, recurrent lung infections during infancy or childhood may be a sign of cystic fibrosis.
Down syndrome is a hereditary disorder which features problems related to cognitive ability, physical evolution, and facial traits. It is called after John Langdon Down, the doctor who described it in 1866, in Britain.
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a mortal disorder which is defined by rapidly gradual muscle weakness and damaged muscular tissue beginning in the pelvis and legs and then affecting the entire system.
Hemophilia is the name of some genetic disorders which mean the body's inability to control bleeding. The bleeding might be exterior, if the skin is broken by a cut, scrape, or abrasion, or it can be interior, into joints, muscles, or organs which are hollow. The result can be visible on the skin or subtle (e.g., brain bleeding).
Klinefelter syndrome has in main effect abnormal testicular evolution and decreased fertility.
Neurofibromatosis includes a more different genetic disorder which makes tumors develop along different nerves, besides, may influence the evolution of tissues which are not nervous, like skin and bones. The tumors may develop anywhere in or on the body.
The list may continue with other genetic disorders like: Phenylketonuria, Prader-Willi syndrome, Sickle-cell disease, Spina bifida, Tay-Sachs disease or Turner syndrome.
Unfortunately the list does not finish here and researchers in the domain of medicine must work a lot harder in order to discover remedies for them.
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