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Genetic Diseases or Conditions
Cystic Fibrosis, the Salty Kiss
Av Todd Eckdahl
Häftad, 2016
791 kr
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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the most common genetic diseases, affecting about 70,000 people throughout the world, with over 1,000 new cases diagnosed each year. This book describes the symptoms of CF including lung disease, digestive problems, pancreatic insufficiency, liver disease, intestinal …
Autism Spectrum Disorder
He Prefers to Play Alone
Häftad, 2018
525 kr
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This book is an overview of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), an early childhood condition that affects 1 in 68 children in the United States, and an estimated 1 to 2 percent of children worldwide. ASD causes impaired social skills, communication problems, and repetitive behaviors. The severity of …
Down Syndrome
One Smart Cookie
Häftad, 2017
525 kr
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This book presents Down syndrome, which is the most common chromosomal disorder in humans, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 700 births. It describes the characteristic physical features caused by Down syndrome and the myriad of symptoms and health complications it brings, including heart defects, …
Hemophilia
The Royal Disease
Av Todd Eckdahl
Häftad, 2016
507 kr
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Hemophilia is a genetic disease that impairs the normal process of blood clotting and results in uncontrolled external and internal bleeding. The reader of this book will learn how a diagnosis of hemophilia is made by blood clotting tests and measurements of clotting factor levels in blood. The …
Huntington's Disease
The Singer Must Dance
Av Todd Eckdahl
Häftad, 2017
525 kr
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This book describes Huntington's disease (HD), a rare neurodegenerative genetic disorder that causes a triad of motor, cognitive, and psychiatric/behavioral symptoms and affects about 6 in 100,000 people worldwide. Although the age of onset of HD symptoms is usually 30 to 50 years, a rare …
Muscular Dystrophy
I'm Grateful I've Proved Them Wrong
Häftad, 2018
540 kr
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This book presents muscular dystrophy (MD) as a group of genetic diseases with a worldwide occurrence of about 1 in 3,500 births that causes muscle wasting and weakening.It describes Duchenne MD as the most common type of MD, almost exclusively affecting males at a rate of about 1 in 5,000 boys, …
Newborn Screening for Genetic Disorders
Experiments on Plant Hybridization
Häftad, 2018
540 kr
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This book describes newborn screening as a public health program for the early detection of genetic disorders.It presents the recommended uniform screening panel (RUSP), a list of genetic disorders recommended by the U.S. government for states to include in newborn screening programs. The author …
Obesity
The Venus of Willendorf
Häftad, 2018
540 kr
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This book describes how obesity results from an imbalance between the intake of food energy and the expenditure of energy from physical activity and increases the risk of serious health problems including heart disease, stroke, osteoarthritis, and several types of cancer.Obesity is a global health …
Hereditary Blindness and Deafness
The Race for Sight and Sound
Häftad, 2017
507 kr
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This book presents examples of hereditary blindness and deafness that illustrate the large variety of genetic diseases that affect vision and hearing. It describes seven hereditary eye diseases, three genetic syndromes that cause deafness, and four types of nonsyndromic deafness. The author …
Sickle Cell Disease
The Evil Spirit of Misshapen Hemoglobin
Av Todd Eckdahl
Häftad, 2017
525 kr
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Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common genetic blood disorder in the world. Millions of people in the world have SCD and about 300,000 babies are born with it each year. Readers will learn about the major symptoms of SCD, including chronic anemia, delayed growth, spleen dysfunction, …
Gradual Loss of Mental Capacity from Alzheimer's
Häftad, 2016
525 kr
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Most people have heard of senility, dementia and Alzheimer's disease, but how different are these conditions? Whenever memories begin to fail later in life, Alzheimer's is a concern. Some people worry because their parents are not remembering a birthday, or a trip to the store. We all have our …
Nerve Disease ALS and Gradual Loss of Muscle Function
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Häftad, 2016
525 kr
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS, is a common form of motor neuron disease that involves a loss of function in upper and lower motor neurons. ALS causes a progressive loss of muscle function that frequently initiates in the limbs, called limb-onset ALS, or initiates in facial muscles, called …
Auto-Immunity Attacks the Body
Autoimmune Disease
Häftad, 2017
525 kr
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The human body is protected in critical ways as our immune system provides protection from a broad spectrum of infections and injuries. Unfortunately, in some individuals, their immune system targets components of their own bodies, causing autoimmune disease. Many different types of autoimmune …
Infectious Human Diseases
Bacteria & Viruses
Häftad, 2017
525 kr
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Infectious diseases caused by bacteria and viruses exist in many forms and significantly affect human health. The sources of infectious diseases are vast, but in most cases arise from infectious microorganism such as bacteria or viruses that are able to establish growth or replication in humans, …
Cancer
Häftad, 2018
525 kr
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In life-threatening forms of cancer, cells stop working correctly, grow, divide, and spread throughout the body in harmful ways. These diseases impact the lives of many people, directly for those diagnosed and indirectly for the friends and families of those diagnosed. So many distinct forms of …
Infectious Human Diseases of the Intestine
Häftad, 2018
540 kr
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This book describes the current understanding of symptoms, diagnosis, mode of transmission, and treatments of four important intestinal diseases, taking into consideration the molecular interactions between host cells and infectious agents.Intestinal diseases are a significant health issue …
Diseases Caused by Dietary Problems
Häftad, 2018
522 kr
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The importance of meeting the dietary needs of individuals is critical for good health. This requires educating individuals so that they understand how to best obtain important nutrients and that quality foods rich in these nutrients are accessible to the increasing world population. Many diseases …
Diseases Spread by Insects or Ticks
Häftad, 2018
525 kr
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Vector borne diseases transmitted through ticks and mosquitos cause serious loss of life and significantly impact human populations worldwide. Each of these diseases is caused by a distinct pathogen, and symptoms vary depending on the type and severity of infection. The spread of these diseases …
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Caused by HIV
Häftad, 2017
507 kr
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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS, is a disease of the immune system that is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). AIDS has caused significant loss of life with considerable social and economic consequences worldwide. HIV must infect a host cell in order to replicate, and once …
Diseases That Are Preventable by Vaccination
Polio, Tetanus, Measles, and Mumps
Häftad, 2019
540 kr
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Vaccinations provide an effective way to prevent fatal diseases or reduce their symptoms. This book highlights four infectious diseases: polio, tetanus, measles, and mumps. These four diseases are very harmful to human health and are difficult to treat after the infection because they are caused by …
Breast Cancer
Medical Treatment, Side Effects, and Complementary Therapies
Av K.V. Ramani, Hemalatha Ramani m. fl.
Häftad, 2017
540 kr
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A cancer prognosis has the tendency to knock patients and their family off their feet. Nothing can prepare people for the big ""C"" and it often feels like they are losing control over their own life, where nothing will be the same again. This book takes readers through the journey of Prema …
