Essays on Disease

Rheumatoid Arthritis is an autoimmune inflammatory disease that mainly affects joints in the hands and feet but can affect other joints such as the hips and knees. An autoimmune disease is a disease where your immune system attacks its own body. In Rheumatoid arthritis the...

Mastitis is an inflammation of the mammary gland in the udder. It occurs as bacteria enter the udder and cause damage to milk secreting ducts and tracts in the udder. Usually occurs when bacteria enter the udder through the teat canal. Mastitis can cause shirt...

Alzheimer’s Disease is one that is often heard about, but how many know the diagnosis in and out? This particularly common disease is a neurodegenerative disorder. It affects the human body’s nervous system entirely, but more specifically, the cortex. The nervous system is like a...

The brain is a very powerful organ, but as we age the most important functions that the brain controls start to lose touch and slowly deteriorates as a result. Why is this relevant? In 2019, the Alzheimer’s Association reported that 5. 8 million people are...

First described by German neuropathologist Alois Alzheimer in the early 1900’s, Alzheimer’s disease is a complex, gradually progressive, degenerative neurological disorder characterized by devastating impairments in memory, thinking and reasoning and subsequently, associated behavioral changes. While estimates between studies vary, researchers approximate that around 47...

By aging, the expression and perception of emotions decreases. The cognitive and relational function degrade, particularly for people with Alzheimer’s disease. The management of emotions is first and foremost about putting one’s feelings into words, about expressing one’s perceptions. The support of speech makes it...

Alzheimer’s, overall general term for loss of memory and cognitive skills is serious enough to interrupt everyday life. It’s a kind of dementia that results in difficulty in remembrance, intelligence, and actions. 60 to 80 percent of this disease results in dementia cases. A risk...