what is chromes disease?
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Do you mean Crohn's Disease? If so, a good source of info may be found at the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America website, specifically: \n\nhttp://www.ccfa.org/info/about/crohns
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you can check out http://www.cdc.gov for more information, but in brief...\n\nMad Cow Disease is formally known as Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy. It is caused by a rogue protein called a PRION. A prion is not a parasite, bacteria or virus. It is a protein that has some strange properties. It is fairly rare. In the UK, which seems to have the most cases of Mad Cow, they reported 130,000 cases over FIFTEEN years. And that's in COWS. In people, its even rarer than that.\n\nIn humans, it's called Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease. In sheep and goats, it's called scrapie. In general, they're called spongiform encephalopathies because the priors take over your brain and whittle it away till it's full of holes. Like a sponge.\n\nThese diseases take ten years to develop and they're pretty much always fatal. Symptoms include mood swings, ataxia, speech problems and so forth. There is no treatment yet, no vaccine and no cure. Control measures include killing infected cattle, and avoiding eating beef. People contract the disease from eating nerve tissue of infected organisms. This includes tainted ground beef.
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Look, my cousin almost died several years ago of this disease.  Yes, to those who live with it, it IS a disease.  I thought she had it under control until my aunt just recently told me that she checked herself into a rehab in California for it.\nTalk to their parents.  Tell them that it should be taken seriously.  If they won't act on it, go to your guidance counselor.  If your counselor thinks it's a serious enough issue, he or she will go to their parents.\nIf worse comes to worst, they get checked into some facility to be evaluated and/or treated.\nUnfortunately, it's not your problem, so there's not really anything you can do about it aside from being supportive.  It sucks, but it's the truth.\nIf you open your mouth, be prepared to lose your friends.  Best case scenario:  they'll thank you for it later.
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A disease caused by deficiency of vitamin C, characterized by spongy and bleeding gums, bleeding under the skin, and extreme weakness
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It is Paget's disease.\nPaget's disease shows varying radiological features depending on the stage of activity and the site. The most common type is the honey comb or spongy appearance which is widespread.\nThanks for your hint !!
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a serious inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract..
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Please see the webpages for more details on Lysosomal storage disease.
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Bartonellosis is an infectious bacterial disease with an acute form (which has a sudden onset and short course) and a chronic form (which has more gradual onset and longer duration). The disease is transmitted by sandflies and occurs in western South America. Characterized by a form of red blood cell deficiency (hemolytic anemia) and fever, the potentially fatal acute form is called OROYA fever or Carrion's disease. The chronic form is identified by painful skin lesions.
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Porphyria: The Vampire Disease\nThere exists a fairly rare group of genetic disorders that have unfairly branded many sufferers with the term “vampire”. These poor souls are extremely sensitive to sunlight that can easily result in burns and abrasions, and so they prefer darkness. They suffer from acute attacks of abdominal pains, vomiting and loose stools. Their urine may have a purplish-red color leading some to wrongly believe that it results from drinking blood. Those afflicted may have increased hair growth, and with repeated damage, their skin tightens and shrinks. When this occurs around the mouth, the canine teeth appear to be more prominent, and suggestive of fangs. At other times, it causes depression and affects the brain to produce peculiar behavior. It is probably no surprise that garlic makes all the symptoms worse. Porphyria is a misunderstood condition that has affected the likes of Mary Queen of Scots and King George III.\n\nPorphyria refers to a growing collection of disorders in which there are abnormalities in the enzymes involved in heme production. Heme is an iron-containing compound used throughout the body. The most common heme-containing substance found in our bodies is the hemoglobin in our red blood cells - an essential component to transport oxygen around our bodies. There are at least eight steps in the production of heme, and at least eight different types of porphyria can result when an enzyme malfunctions and levels of intermediate substances rise to beyond what the body is accustomed to. It is a condition that runs in families and is inherited. At one time, it was thought to be a dominant trait requiring only one gene from one parent, but there are recessive forms now identified in which genes need to come from both parents.
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I have it. I found out i had it in 2005 february. i had a big flare wen i found out and was in the hospital for two months but now im just on like different medicines and im fine. good luck
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I have had this disease for over 30 years... it was a gift from my mom who has had it for 65+ years.  The only complication that i recently have is weight gain.(due to taking insulin which is a protein for so long)  This is not the worse disease to have.  When I was first diagnosed the only sugar free item was TAB soda..... so i did stand out alot being "different"\nPlease go to the doctors with your grand child and learn as much as possible.  If she eats 5 small meals a day... tests her blood 4 or more times, exercises, visits her dr. every 3 months.... she will live a long healthy life.  Make sure she stays away from splenda items... this is a sugar.  Eating right and exercising is not a curse... get the whole family to eat the diabetic diet.....and play together..... let her teach you how to test the blood...have her test your blood.. see who has the best #\nThere are support groups for parents and children..... talk to her dr about where and when..... so she won't feel so "different" \nYou are a great grand parent.  I understand your worry... the main thing is to accept her.... go out for a s/f ice cream one night and talk to her about things... but keep an eye on her blood sugar levels... that is the most important...... You will be fine....
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It is a hereditary condition affecting lungs or liver.  Find more here:\n\nhttp://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/facts/alpha1def.htm\n\nHope that helps...
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http://www.jhu.edu/\n\nmedical references\nhttp://webapps.jhu.edu/jhuniverse/medicine/diseases/
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http://www.diseasedirectory.net/
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It might be a good idea to get tested for Celiac Disease.  Gallbladder dysfunction is common with this condition.  \n\nCeliac Disease (CD) is an autoimmune disease that damages the lining of the small intestine.  It is caused by an allergic reaction to the protein in common grains (wheat, rye, and barley) called glutens/gliadins.  \n\nThe damage to the small intestine results in decreased production of a very important hormone called Cholecystokinin (CCK).  CCK is the hormone that causes the gallbladder to contract.  Therefore, it is critical to proper gallbladder function.  Poor gallbladder function is therefore common with Celiac Disease.\n\nCeliac Disease is very common. Current estimates are that 1 person in every 100 has it.  Sadly, most medical doctors know very little about this very common disease.  As a result, only about 3% of people with CD in the U.S. get properly diagnosed.\n\nOne reason for the low level of recognition of the disease by doctors is that they do not understand the many, many different ways the disease can 'present' itself.  They are only trained to recognize what is called the 'classic presenting signs and symptoms'.  Unfortunately, MOST people with the disease do not 'present with the classic signs and symptoms'!  So, the condition is rarely recognized.\n\nAsk your doctor for a referral to someone who specializes in Celiac Disease.  The diagnosis can usually be made by simple blood tests (by docs that know what they are doing).  Occassionally, a stool sample test is needed to make the diagnosis.\n\nSince your doc likely is unknowledgeable about this common disorder, you may want to 'educate' him/her.  The medical journal "Gastroenterology" published an entire supplemental issue on this subject in April 2005.  It is available from their website.  Note: many leading medical journals have published review articles on CD in the last two years in an effort to get the medical world to 'start paying attention' to this common disorder.\n\nBest wishes and good luck!
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Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is a complex disease process in which the cells in the most sensitive part of the retina (the back of the eye) start to die off.  The exact causes of the disease are unknown and there are very few treatment options.
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Look this site, hope this will help:\n\nSkin Disease Information\nThe Most Complete Source of Information on Skin Disease on the World Wide Web\nhttp://www.skinsite.com/index_dermatology_diseases.htm\nhttp://www.skin-disease.com/