- I found this source useful because it provided in depth descriptions and the history behind these diseases. All of the diseases mentioned in this book were infectious diseases. Even though I am studying about diseases that are popular in Philadelphia, not necessarily infectious but something common, I found this book very informative. I read a chapter about tuberculosis. In this chapter, it talks about statistics of how many people actually have this disease, the description of the disease, and a little story to go along with it etc. Some of the things I found from the book: “2 billion of the planet’s 6 billion people are infected with tuberculosis.” , “The sicker someone is with active TB, the greater the number of microbes in his or her body.”, “The average person with active TB will infect twenty other people before he or she dies.”
- Since I am researching/studying a variety of diseases, I thought why not look up mental disorders because it is one of the biggest issues in the United States. It is the reason why we have such a high suicide rate. One common disease or disorder is Schizophrenia. Through this source, I learned what it is, how a person gets it and what its symptoms are. “About 10 percent of those with the diagnosis will commit suicide within 20 years of the beginning of the disorder.”, “. . . someone with schizophrenia may act in an extremely paranoid manner -- purchasing multiple locks for their doors, always checking behind them as they walk in public, refusing to talk on the phone.”, “ The onset of schizophrenia in most people is a gradual deterioration that occurs in early adulthood -- usually in a person's early 20s.”
3. Couturié, Bill, dir. Caregivers. Prod. Anne Sandkuhler . 2012. Web. 30 Jan 2013. <http://www.hbo.com/alzheimers/caregivers.html>.
- This film showed people with the Alzheimer’s disease and how they acted. It stated statistics and facts about the disease. I found this film very informative because being in that stage, forming a sentence is hard and they are in constant need of help. The purpose of the video was to say that the people who has this disease needs a caregiver at all times, hence its title. Some of the things that I learned about the disease:
- Alzheimer’s is a degenerative brain disease that is the primary cause of dementia.
- Genetic disease
- There is no cure for the disease, yet.
- Memory loss, hard time focusing, forming sentences.
- This source talked about Sciatica, Lumbar Radiculopathy. It is occurred due to the disc weakening where bones shift position and nerve roots are pinched/pressured. This creates leg pains, numbness or weakness. It is all due to the nerve being pressured on your back bone. Although this is a rare medical problem and it may not be a disease, I wanted to incorporate this into my research because it is related to health issues and it seems common.
- This website talks about type 2 diabetes. It went in depth about who’s most likely to get it to how to prevent someone from having this disease. I know for a fact that diabetes will be one of the diseases that I will encounter at the hospital because it is such a common disease. Almost everyone knows about it but they don’t know to that extend. This source breaks down what this disease is, what its symptoms are and what effects what. I found it very informative and it was helpful towards my capstone because I will be talking about this disease.
- This source provides information about Arthritis and I found this website to be helpful because I know for a fact that it is a very common disease, not only in United States but every parts of the world. I learned that there are many different types of arthritis and it is a joint disorder. It can even occur to children! It states, “Arthritis sufferers include men and women, children and adults.” I learned that the two most common types of arthritis are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Osteoarthritis is related to wear and tear of cartilage and rheumatoid arthritis is due to overactive immune system. The article was long but very informative. I learned a lot.
7. National Institutes of Health. "Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center."Alzheimer's Disease Fact Sheet. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 26 Nov. 2012. Web. 30 Jan. 2013. <www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers/publication/alzheimers-disease-fact-sheet>.
- I found this source useful because it provided a lot of history about the disease like for example, Alzheimer’s disease was named after Dr. Alois Alzheimer. The doctor noticed something unordinary in a woman’s brain who died of mental illness such as memory loss, language problems and unpredictable behavior so Dr. Alzheimer decided to closely examine her brain after her death and she learned that she was suffering from a disease. These cases kept on occurring and they named the disease after her name. This website talked about the symptoms and how a person with this disease act etc.
- I found this website very informative because it gives a basic overview of what this disease is and who are more prone to getting this disease, what its cause and effects are, etc. It is very brief and easy to interpret. Everything was bulleted so I could grasp everything without going in depth about every little detail. I learned some statistics about the disease, how many people have it and the treatment for it, etc. It states: “Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, debilitating mental illness that affects about 1% of the population, more than 2 million people in the United States alone.”, “There is no known single cause of schizophrenia.”, “Symptoms of schizophrenia may include delusions, hallucinations, catatonia, negative symptoms, and disorganized speech or behavior.”, “Children as young as 6 years of age can be found to have all the symptoms of schizophrenia as their adult counterparts and to continue to have those symptoms into adulthood.”
9. TALAN, JAMIE. "Turning Back the Clock on Parkinson's - NYTimes.com." The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. NY Times, 17 Apr. 2009. Web. 30 Jan. 2013. <http://www.nytimes.com/ref/health/healthguide/esn-parkinsons-ess.html>.
- I found this article interesting. It talked about how a person with Parkinson’s disease act and what their life is like. Its more so talking about one person, Mr. Donald Rosenfelt. He is an attorney, 73 of age and he had been taking medicines for 30 years to keep his shaking limbs and slowed speech in check (symptoms of having the disease). He is suppose to go through this brain stimulation which is going to require surgery. It seems as though there isn’t a cure for the disease but they do have medications that helps ease the symptoms. It states, “While patients over 70 have benefited from deep brain stimulation, Dr. Alterman said that the risks of surgical complications seemed to increase after that age.”
10. Mandal, Ananya. "What is Tuberculosis?."THE MEDICAL NEWS | from News-Medical.Net - Latest Medical News and Research from Around the World. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Jan. 2013. <http://www.news-medical.net/health/What-is-Tuberculosis.aspx>.
- I found this website informative and useful because its easy to read and everything is explained with depth into it. It is broken down into sub titles and explained like its symptoms, diagnosis, and its causes. I learned a lot of things about the disease such as, “ It can affect any part of the body including bones, brain, womb or the uterus, skin, lymph nodes etc. or may spread widely to other organs as seen in miliary tuberculosis and disseminated tuberculosis.”, “With treatment, a TB infection can usually be cured.”
11. Nordqvist, Christian. "What Is Leukemia? What Causes Leukemia?." Medical News Today: Health News. Medical News Today, 11 Dec. 2012. Web. 30 Jan. 2013. <http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/142595.php>.
- Looking over this source, I learned heaps of information about leukemia such as the statistics and how popular the disease is. It also talked more about what its symptoms are and how it is formed, etc. I learned that there are different types of leukemia and it goes in depth about these types of diseases.
- This source talks about the two different types of diabetes and compares which one is more severe and how it is developed etc. It was very informative and I think this source will definitely be incorporated in my capstone presentation. Diabetes is a very common disease, it states, “Nearly 26 million Americans age 20 or older (11.3 percent of all people in this age group) have diabetes, according to 2011 estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).”
13. National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke. "The Stages of Parkinson's Disease - AgingCare.com."Aging Parents – Elder Care – Senior Homes – Caregiving. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Jan. 2013. <http://www.agingcare.com/Articles/the-stages-of-parkinsons-disease-115495.htm>.
- Parkinson’s disease is very common amongst the middle age group and this source talks about the stages of the disease. It also talks about what it is and what its main symptoms are etc. I learned that this disease takes 20 years or more and it has different stages to it. Eventually the person with diseases dies. It goes from little changes in posture to not being able to stand at all.
- This website breaks down the causes and effects of the disease. It talks about what this disease is and how it can be treated. It also goes in depth about how it is formed and explains what its symptoms are etc. It is very brief but it is on point and gives a lot of interesting information.
15. Mandal, Dr Ananya. "What is HIV/AIDS?."THE MEDICAL NEWS | from News-Medical.Net - Latest Medical News and Research from Around the World. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Jan. 2013. <http://www.news-medical.net/health/What-is-HIVAIDS.aspx>.
- This source talks about HIV/AIDS and it is informative. It talks about people who has this disease and the history behind the disease. It talks about how a person gets this disease and what its symptoms are. It states, “HIV infection may cause no symptoms for a decade or longer. At this stage carriers may transmit the infection to others unknowingly. If the infection is not detected and treated, the immune system gradually weakens and AIDS develops.”
