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Find out basic information about 4 rare diseases(of any sort) and fill out the attachedworksheet information. Make sure to cite all the resources you use (no plagiarism)
This worksheet is worth 5 participation points.
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Explanation / Answer
Condition 1- progeria
Cause: autosomal dominant genetic disorder
Symptoms : early ageing, the disease onsets between 9 to 24 months, growth delay, small face, hair loss, leads to death by mid teens
Treatment : no treatment has yet been developed. Treatment is usually symptomatic
Condition 2 - microcephaly
Causes : congenital like autosomal dominant, downs syndrome or acquired like ischaemic stroke, meningitis
Symptoms : small head size than normal, poor motor function, poor speech, abnormal facial features, seizures, and dwarfism, intellectual disability.
Treatment : only symptomatic and supportive treatment can be given. No cure
Condition 3 - Crohn’s disease
Cause : unknown. Environmental and immunity factors in genetically predisposed individuals is believed to be the cause.
Symptoms : abdominal pain, diarrhea, blood containing stool, flatulence, bloating, perianal discomfort and itchiness, growth defects inchildren.
Treatment: lifestyle modifications like dietary changes, exercises and walks, antibiotics,ASA5 formulation medicines, prednison, methotrixate
Condition 4 - bulemia nervosa
Cause : eating disorder. Environment and genetic causes.
Symptoms : eating too much food which is followed by induced vomitting due to fear of weight gain, oesaphagitis, chronic gastric reflux, constipation, depression
Treatment : psycotherapy and antidepressants
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