ilness Flashcards
what is osteoarthritis?
swelling and pain in joints,damage of soft tissue around joints, difficulties in walking and climbing stairs
what are the risks of osteoarthritis increased by?
being female, genetic inheritance, joint abnormality, being over 40y/o, obesity, injury to joints.
what are some facts which cause dementia?
stroke may cause dementia
smoking,
no exercise increase risk of dementia
what is brittle bone disease?
cause bones to break easily
what is Huntington’s disease?
cause involuntary movement and cognitive and psychiatric disorder
what is cystic fibrosis
the build-up of thick mucus that damages lungs
what is phenylektomuria (pku)
causes intellectual and disability delay
what is Duchenne muscular dystrophy
causes muscle weakness and wasting resulting in difficulties in fine and motor skills
what are the conditions caused by abnormal chromosomes?
down syndrome
colour blindness
Klinefelter syndrome
what is down syndrome? and what are their symptoms ?
an individual have extra pair of chromosome
causes characteristic facial feature
growth delay and intellectual disabilities
what is Klinefelter syndrome?
boy have an extra x chromosome cause in a delay in puberty or during puberty
what are some diseases that are genetically susceptible to disease?
cancer
high blood cholesterol
diabetes
what is foetal alcohol syndrome?
when a mother drinks alcohol during pregnancy
what are the symptoms of foetal alcohol syndrome?
small head circumference
abnormal growth
facial abnormalities
neurological problems
