... old. b.Breathing and Lungs i.Smoking, long-term, causes airway resistance, by narrowing the of bronchial tubes from smoke particles, tar, and constriction of small blood vessels c.Heart-Disease i.Smoking is the single most important risk factor in the development of cardiovascular disease. 3.Short-term a.Pregnancy i.damage to baby (1)low birth weight (2)possibility of SIDS (3)Premature birth (4)More illnesses during the first year ... , however, some can't. One being emphesima. d.smoking is linked to bronchitis; emphysema; cirrhoses of the liver, and adverse drug reactions. i.People that...

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... turning them into threatening illnesses and sometimes cancer. HIV has been found in Saliva, tears, nervous system tissue, blood, semen, vaginal fluid and breast milk. HIV is a blood born pathogen and can only be transmitted through transferable blood, semen, vaginal fluid and breast milk. HIV and AIDS are transmitted ... through casual contact such as hugging, touching, kissing or by mosquitoes. People at high risk for contracting the virus include homosexual or bisexual men engaging in unprotected sex. There are three stages to AIDS until you get full blown AIDS. 1) HIV infection 2) Ea...

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... triggers are different from person to person and can include: Airborne allergens, such as pollen, animal dander, mold, cockroaches and dust mites, respiratory infections, such as the common cold, physical activity (exercise-induced asthma), cold air, air pollutants and irritants, such as smoke, certain medications, including beta blockers, aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin IB, others) and naproxen (Aleve), strong emotions and stress, sulfites ... can't breathe well, not only will your body not receive enough oxygen to keep it running, but it will also be poisoned by the carbon dioxide t...

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... different systems of the body, and there are many different ways that it can affect people. People with lupus have unusual antibodies in their blood that target their own body tissues. The disease can affect all ages, but most commonly begins from age 20 to 45 years ... unusual sensitivity to sunlight, inflammation of the lining of the lung and the heart, and poor circulation to the fingers and toes with cold exposure (Wallace 1995). The earlier symptoms may resemble flu-like symptoms. The patient will experience fatigue and exhaustion accompanied by irregular joint ... and can take yea...

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... out that it was Guillain-Barre, they started a treatment called plasmaphresis(1). Plasmapheresis is a method by which whole blood is removed from the body and processed so that the red and white blood cells are separated from the plasma, or liquid portion of the blood. The blood cells are then returned to the patient without the plasma, which the body quickly replaces(3). Yvonne went through ... plasmapheresis every other day for a week straight. She could not go every day because her body would go into shock from the blood loss from day to day. After a week straight of plasmapheresis, ...

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... . Ninety percent of lupus patients are women and are mostly African Americans, Latinos, Asians, and Native Americans. Patient are usually diagnosed with lupus in between the ages of 15 and 45. Lupus affects people of all ages, races, and both sexes 2 despite what most statistics say (Purcell ... will only experience problems with their skin and joints, but others may have more serious problems. Joints, lungs, kidneys, blood, and other organs may be affected in others. The third type of lupus is drug-induced lupus. This occurs after the use of certain drugs are prescribed. ... that are mo...

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... person infected has a higher rate of getting sick. They do not have the ability to fight off the bacteria and virus that we fight off everyday. Even the common cold can put them in the hospital for days. One of the leading killer of people with AIDS is pneumonia, just imagine how sick it makes healthy people let alone a person without a strong ... , vaginal fluid, and breast milk. Although people think this is true , you can not receive HIV, or AIDS by kissing, hugging, tears, sweat, feces, or urine. Blood has the highest content of the virus, followed by semen, vaginal fluid, and finall...

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... so many medical achievements the human race still cannot prevent falling victim to the common cold with any type of over the counter or prescription medication. A "cold" is a viral or bacterial infection in the body that the immune system cannot fight off immediately with antibodies (Wan). When the ... Vitamin C assists the immune system in two of its many functions. It aids in the expulsion infections and the monitoring of the body system for any sign of tumor cells. It accomplishes this task by stimulating the production of neutrophils. Neutrophils are white blood cells produced by the...

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... immune system cells become infected. HIV is frequently spread among injection drug users by the sharing of needles or syringes contaminated with minute quantities of blood of someone infected with the virus. (3) Once the HIV virus enters the body, it infects a huge number of CD4+ cells and replicates ... -like symptoms related to the acute phase of the infection. During this phase, the immune system fights back, which reduces the HIV levels in the blood. One reason HIV is different from other viruses is due to a person's immune response. It is impossible for the immune system to ... The ...

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... virus lowers the T-cell count, as a result of this the body is less able to fight cancers, sicknesses, and even the common cold. When you have HIV/AIDS your T-cell count is continually lowered, when it reaches 200 you are diagnosed with AIDS, when it reaches ... HIV/AIDS Transmitted? Risk factors for acquiring HIV include sexual contact with an infected person, needle sharing among drug users, or through transfusions with infected blood. HIV infected women can transmit the virus to their newborns before or during birth, or thought breast feeding after birth. Health care workers can becom...

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... affect women more, Caucasian females are less likely to develop lupus than Asian, Hispanic, and Native American women. Studies also show that lupus occurs four times more frequently in blacks than in whites. There is not a certain reason as to how lupus develops, but there are a few studies trying to figure it out. Currently doctors believe that lupus is ... , arthritis, prolonged or extreme fatigue, skin rashes, Anemia, and kidney involvement. These occur in more than 50% of lupus patients. Others, which occur in less than 50% of patients, include mouth or nose ulcers, seizures, Raynaud...

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... your brain and that is when the high is felt. If you eat it, it takes longer for it to hit you because it goes into your blood slowly through your stomach and your intestines. Once you feel the high it can last up to twelve hours. It takes THC up to a month ... read about marijuana before they use the drug so they will know the effects it can have on them. Especially, if they want to have children someday. In females it can effect the hormone that determines the menstrual cycle. Women who use marijuana usually a have irregular menstrual cycle and are depressed as well. Also ... will hav...

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... all need to have a better understanding of this disease that has no cure yet. I hope to make MS more understanding in my paper. In my paper I will explain what MS is, who gets MS, what MS has to do with the metabolism, some new ... myelin. (Leuven) Investigators are also looking for abnormalities or malfunctions in the blood/brain barrier, a protective membrane that controls the passage of substances from the blood into the central nervous system. It is possible that, in MS, components of the immune system get through the barrier and cause ... temperatures outside the body or by exerc...

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... we all need to have a better understanding of this disease that has no cure yet. I hope to make MS more understanding in my paper. In my paper I will explain what MS is, who gets MS, what MS has to do with the metabolism, some new techniques ... own myelin. (Leuven) Investigators are also looking for abnormalities or malfunctions in the blood/brain barrier, a protective membrane that controls the passage of substances from the blood into the central nervous system. It is possible that, in MS, components of the immune system get through the barrier and cause ... by temperatures outsid...

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... that this hormone helps control body rhythm and our sleep-wake cycles. It's interesting because when our body temperature decreases, the levels of the melatonin hormone in our bodies increase which make us feel sleepy. The next thing that works as we sleep is our immune system. What do we do most when ... we have an infection or a really bad cold? We sleep. Sleeping more is great for when we are sick because it aids quicker recovery. The immune system seems to work harder as we sleep ... is lower and pumping at "10 and 30 beats per minute," the result of this may be a good sleep. Our bl...

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... reached into every corner of society, affecting parents children, teachers, health workers, white, black, rich, poor. I am talking about the leading cause of death in Sub-Sahara Africa - I am talking about the epidemic that has cut life expectancy by more than 10 years - yes I am talking about HIV/AIDS. ... the condition that lets the opportunistic infections take hold. So what is HIV? HIV is a virus like flu or cold. A virus is really nothing else but a set of instructions for making new viruses, wrapped in some fat, protein and sugar. Without living cells, a virus can't do anything - it...

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... their display. Literature as a result of the plague became darker and somber. Architecture suffered greatly because many of the profession lost their lives to the disease, leaving European architecture in the hands of amateurs. European architecture changed from high style to clean cut and simple. The mortality rate of the well educated was great. The areas where universities were built ... Bubonic plague quarantine laws and safety precautions were made with the formation of the lazzarettos and travel bans that prohibited interations with infected regions. Hygeine laws were established a...

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... we all need to have a better understanding of this disease that has no cure yet. I hope to make MS more understanding in my paper. In my paper I will explain what MS is, who gets MS, what MS has to do with the metabolism, some new techniques ... own myelin. (Leuven) Investigators are also looking for abnormalities or malfunctions in the blood/brain barrier, a protective membrane that controls the passage of substances from the blood into the central nervous system. It is possible that, in MS, components of the immune system get through the barrier and ... Such impairments are usually mil...

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... the hippocampus. These handle emotions, aggression, sensory input and learning. They also found a deficency of Purkinje cells in the cerebellum. Many autistic people have high levels of serotonin in their blood and spinal fluid. Autism doesn't have just one defined set of symptoms. "In the diagnostic manual used to clarify disabilities, the DSM-IV(American Psychiatric Association,1994) autistic disorder is listed ... skills. These include brushing teeth, eating and writing. It also focuses on the sensory motor skills. These include balance, awareness of body position and touch. Physical ...

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... "Boy Meets World" , "You don't need to be blood to be family." People as a whole are not to blame for the neglect of the importance of friendship. Teachers in schools need to take part in working to improve the lives of the world by implementing the ... cold. Other risk factors are those caused by smoking, because smoking is commonly associated with relaxing or an act done when not feeling well, along with blood pressure deficiencies, blood lipids, obesity, and different aspects of basic physical activity. Human beings are in fact societal entities and need a strong social network in .....

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... times, or even over 300 times, during a nights sleep. Thus they suffer from sleep fragmentation and deprivation (DiGeronimo 12). In addition, drugs are another significant cause of insufficient sleep in an individual. Virtually every drug that crosses the blood brain barrier has an affect on sleeping. Several of the most studied drugs on sleep are caffeine and nicotine. Caffeine is a ... as coffee, cola, and chocolate. It produces its stimulatory effects by blocking the inhibitory activity of adenosine, thus delaying sleep onset and reducing sleep time. Nicotine often found in cigarette...

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... programs have eradicated many of the infectious diseases of childhood, and have been one of the most remarkable public health accomplishments ( Edwards, 2000) . In the state of Pennsylvania children are required to have the following : (please refer to the chart titled Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule, United States, January ... chronic illnesses such as liver cancer and cirrhosis of the liver. Hepatitis B is spread through direct contact with the virus in blood or other body fluids. About 1.25 million people in the U.S. have chronic Hepatitis B infection. The Hepatitis B vacci...

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... ; enlarged lymph nodes, especially in the neck and axilla (armpit) • facial swelling • general discomfort, uneasiness, or ill feeling (malaise) • sleep disturbance • drowsiness • loss of appetite • muscle aches or stiffness • enlarged spleen • rash • difficulty, foggy thinking • sensitivity to heat, cold, and hearing Meanwhile, the less ... (first stage) and re-activation syndromes (secondary syndromes). Primary Syndromes: 1) Infectious Mononucleosis 2) "Chronic EBV infection" 3) X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome Re-activation Syndromes: 4) Lymphoproliferative dis...

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... obstructed, it takes more effort to force air through them, so that breathing becomes laboured. Although everyone's airways have the potential for constriction in response to allergens or irritants, the asthmatics airways are oversensitive or hyperreactive. Asthmatic's airways may become obstructed by one of the following; ... describe an illness 500 years later. The Romans used to treat asthma by giving sufferers Owl's blood in wine. A Spanish doctor, Moses Maimonides, wrote the first book specifically about asthma in AD 1190. Maimonides wrote that asthma was characterised by sudden bo...

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... obstructed, it takes more effort to force air through them, so that breathing becomes laboured. Although everyone's airways have the potential for constriction in response to allergens or irritants, the asthmatics airways are oversensitive or hyperreactive. Asthmatic's airways may become obstructed by one of the following; ... describe an illness 500 years later. The Romans used to treat asthma by giving sufferers Owl's blood in wine. A Spanish doctor, Moses Maimonides, wrote the first book specifically about asthma in AD 1190. Maimonides wrote that asthma was characterised by sudden bo...

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