Incurable+Diseases

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Bubonic Plague- Scientific Name: Originates from the virus Yersina Pestis.  Symptoms: Swollen lymph nodes in armpits or groins, gangrene (decomposition of body tissue) in extremities (lips, nose, fingers, toes), chills, general ill feeling, 102 degrees Fahrenheit fever, seizures, muscle cramps, heavy breathing, continuous vomiting of blood, aching limbs, coughing, extreme pain, delirium and in some extreme cases, the skin turns pink. Transmission: It is transmitted through small rodents and fleas, particularly the Oriental Rat Flea. Bubonic Plague is a zoonotic disease (transmitted through a species). Fatal or Not: Bubonic Plague is fatal. Without treatment, it kills 2 out of 3 infected humans within a mere 4 days. Additional Facts: Bubonic Plague is believed to be the cause of The Black Death, a plague that swept through Europe, killing 25 million people (30-60% of the European population). This plague can spread to the lungs and form pneumonic plague, which is highly communicable because it's spread by coughing, sneezing, and laughing. One of the symptoms, extreme pain, is actually caused by the decay and decomposure of the skin while the person is still alive!

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Cholera- <span style="background-color: #50bd42; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Scientific Name: //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Vibrio Cholerae //<span style="background-color: #50bd42; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> <span style="background-color: #50bd42; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Symptoms: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">acute watery diharrea, severe dehydration, vomiting, muscle cramps, lethargy <span style="background-color: #50bd42; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Transmission: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Cholera is transmitted by a person ingesting Vibrio Cholerae. It can be passed through unsanitary water. <span style="background-color: #50bd42; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Fatal or Not: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Cholera is fatal, but no longer a threat in America. It is prevented through proper water sanitation and a vaccine that everyone receives. <span style="background-color: #50bd42; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Additional Facts: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Cholera is often called the "blue death" because it turns the victim's skin a bluish-gray color from lack of fluids. There are 3 to 5 million Cholera cases a year in underdeveloped or developing countries. Cholera claims 100,000-200,000 lives a year, even now.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Diphtheria- <span style="background-color: #50bd42; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Scientific Name: <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Scientific name is technically Diphtheria, but it originates from Corynebacterium diphtheriae <span style="background-color: #50bd42; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Symptoms: <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Fever of 100.4 degrees F or higher, chills, fatigue, bluish skin, sore throat, hoarseness, <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">difficulty swallowing, pain swallowing, cough, rapid breathing, difficulty breathing, headache, bad-smelling nasal discharge <span style="background-color: #50bd42; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Transmission: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Diphtheria is spread through direct contact or through aerosolized secretions (mucus, saliva ect.) <span style="background-color: #50bd42; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Fatal or Not: <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Diphtheria is no longer fatal in the U.S. There are now vaccinations you can receive for diphtheria. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Before there were any vaccinations in the U.S., the disease was extremely fatal. <span style="background-color: #50bd42; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Additional Facts: <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Diphtheria can cause paralysis in the eye, neck, throat or respiratory muscles. Abnormal heart <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">rates in the 1st or 2nd week can cause heart failure. The Diphtheria toxin will spread to the blood and infect other areas of <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">the body, such as kidneys or the heart. Lymph nodes (small organs that help the body fight off infection) in the neck <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">may swell and cause difficulty breathing. One characteristic of this disease is a bull neck*, which is an extremely swollen neck. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">In the 1920's, this disease took 13,000-15,000 lives per year.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever- Scientific Name: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Filovirus Ebolavirus Symptoms: <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">fever, headache, joint and muscle aches, sore throat, weakness, diharrea, vomiting, stomach pain, and hemorrhagic internal bleeding. Transmission: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">It is transmitted through the blood of the infected. Fatal or Not: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever is considered fatal in humans and primates. Additional Facts: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Death from this virus occurs within 7 to 16 days. It has an 88% mortality rate and has killed more than 1,500 people to date. During the process of this disease you may tend to vomit black liquid. This is a sign of your intestines liquefying and being rejected by your body. Since this disease was first discovered in an epidemic, the exact origin is unknown but is thought to have come from the continent of Africa.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease- Scientific Name: Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Symptoms: blurred vision, changes in gait (the way you walk), confusion, dementia, hallucinations, lack of coordination, muscle twitching, and nervous or jumpy feelings. <span style="background-color: #50bd42; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Transmission: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">This disease is a prion (see additional facts to see what's so special about prions). Prions are spread by three ways: sporadic, acquired and familial. Sporadic is spontaneous and random, acquired is by infection and familial is passed down through genetics. In animals, current research suggests the primary transmission is through ingestion. <span style="background-color: #50bd42; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Fatal or Not: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease is very rare, only 200 people are affected worldwide at this moment. Even though it is uncommon, this disease is 100% fatal every time. Because of how little the number of infected are, the research for this disease is not a priority as much as diseases like diabetes. <span style="background-color: #50bd42; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Additional Facts: <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">This disease, as you know, is a prion. Prions cause normal proteins in your body to become misshapen and carry the disease to other regions of your body. VCJ affects your nervous system. VCJ is also a transmissible spongiform encephalopath. A transmissible spongiform encephalopath is a group of progressive conditions that slowly damage the brain. TSE's also cause the brain to deteriorate and myriad tiny holes in the cortex of the brain appear. Obviously, this causes impairment of the way the brain functions. VCJ kills within one year. It tends to affect younger people. As the disease progresses, the infected may need medication to control extreme aggressiveness.

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