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Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever by Rebecca Lashley
By CPR Nashville, TN at October 20, 2012 | 7:20 am | 0 Comment
Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a highly rare and deadly virus that currently has no cure or vaccine. It is native to Africa and is usually found in monkeys, chimps, gorillas, and other nonhuman primates and was originally discovered in 1976. A milder strain of Ebola has been documented in the Philippines which infected primates and pigs. The transmission from nonhuman more...
Crohn’s Disease by Mariland Wilson
By CPR Nashville, TN at October 19, 2012 | 9:05 am | 1 Comments
Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that affects the gastrointestinal tract. The most common areas affected are the small intestine and the colon, but it can occur anywhere from the mouth to the rectum. Crohn’s is a chronic inflammation of the lining of the digestive tract and is not contagious. Crohn’s disease can be characterized into four more...
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) By Robert Foster
By CPR Nashville, TN at October 18, 2012 | 7:56 am | 4 Comments
Approximately twenty-six million people suffer from some form of chronic kidney disease, and millions more are at risk. Chronic kidney disease affects kidney functions and prevents them from doing their routine jobs. When your kidneys are denied their job, excess wastes will build up in the body’s blood causing sick feelings. High blood pressure, weak bones, poor more...
Cerebral Palsy By Stefanie Meadows
By CPR Nashville, TN at October 17, 2012 | 7:01 am | 0 Comment
Cerebral palsy is a condition that affects one's ability to move, balance, and even affect posture. By definition cerebral palsy has to do with the brain and palsy has to do with weakness or problems with the muscles. According to The United Cerebral Palsy Foundation (UPC), there are 800,00 children and adults that have some type of cerebral palsy and about 10,000 babies more...
Causes of Anemia by Robert Emmons
By CPR Nashville, TN at October 16, 2012 | 9:20 am | 1 Comments
Until I went back to school a couple of years ago, any time I saw or heard the word 'anemia', I assumed it was a disease involving the blood. It turns out I was wrong and it isn't a disease at all, but a condition in which the body has fewer red blood cells than it needs. This condition could be caused by disease, but that is just one of many different ways a person can more...
