Disease Essays and Research Papers

Pompe’s Disease is a rare multisystem disorder that attacks the nervous system, skeletal muscles and the heart and usually begins at birth. However, the disease is unique to each person and can remain dormant until adulthood. The disease can take as long as seven to nine years to diagnose in adults and three months in…

Abstract Parkinson’s disease is a devastating disease that affects the victim’s central nervous system, their social and family lives, and is a disease that currently has no cure. Parkinson’s is a progressive disease that affects the central nervous system. Each year, there are more than 200,000 cases of the disease diagnosed in the US alone….

Description of Borrelia burgdorferi associated Lyme Disease The spirochete bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi (hereafter referred to as B. burgdorferi) sensu lato is the agent that causes Lyme disease or borreliosis. This disease is known as one of the most prevalent tick-borne infection in the United States (US), Europe and is reported to be endemic in various…

I have chosen to discuss Crohn’s disease this semester because diseases of the digestive system can be viewed as taboo or embarrassing to discuss for patients and others, even though digestive issues in general are very common. My hope with this topic is to help the taboo at least a bit for someone in regards…

Introduction The disease I will be discussing is Alzheimer’s Disease “AD”. AD affects the brain, nervous and vascular system. As AD progresses to later stages of the disease more organ systems are affected. Alzheimer’s Disease is a “progressive and irreversible neurodegenerative brain disorder that causes a significant disruption of normal brain structure and functions” Lane,…

Addison’s disease is a total loss or deficiency in secreting the hormones that are made in the adrenal glands, the disease was named after the person who first described the disease, his name is Thomas Addison, he first described it in 1855, typically Addison’s disease has very broad signs, like low blood pressure, low blood…

Crohn’s disease is a complex, long-lasting disorder that primarily affects the digestive system. “Experts have found links between the disease and mutations in genes located on chromosomes 5 and 10” (healthline). Though it is known to be on chromosomes 5 and 10, it is still a mystery as to where it exactly is. For someone…

My interest in researching Parkinson’s Disease hits close to home as I have two grandparents with the disease. My paternal grandmother was diagnosed in 2014 but was symptomatic for about a year prior to her diagnosis, and my maternal grandfather was just diagnosed this September. My grandmother’s condition is now classified as late-stage, while my…

Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) was named after German psychiatrist and neuropathologist Dr. Alois Alzheimer who discovered the first known case of what he then called “presenile dementia”. AD is the most common neurodegenerative disease. AD is a progressive illness that destroys certain functions of the brain such as memory and thinking abilities. The disease is the…

While the term “you are what you eat” may not be the most accurate phrase in the most literal sense, it is true that our diets can play a huge role in the long term effects of our evolution. Changes in our human anatomy over the past million or so years can often be directly…