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Genetic Disorders
List of internet resources that may be helpful:
Web MD http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/health-topics/default.htm
Genetic & Rare Conditions Site http://www.kumc.edu/gec/support/ links to different types of disorders in alphabetical order.
National Institute for Health website https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/geneticdisorders.html
List of genetic diseases – index to various genetic disorders: http://www.genome.gov/10001204
Ten most common genetic disorders: http://www.healthguidance.org/entry/16903/1/The-10-Most-Common-Genetic-Diseases.html
Center for Disease and Control: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/genetics/basics.html
Genetic Disorder Library http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/units/disorders/whataregd
Genetics Education Center http://www.kumc.edu/gec/
The National Human Genome Research Institute http://www.nhgri.nih.gov/
Department of Energy - Human Genome Project Information
Department of Energy http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis/
A Gene Map of the Human Genome http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/science96/
Learning about the Human Genome Project and Genetics through the World Wide Web http://www.kumc.edu/gec/hgpwww.html
http://www.accessexcellence.org/ae/AE/AEPC/NIH/index.html
Noonan Disease facts and history: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/noonan-syndrome/basics/definition/CON-20028908
Who discovered cystic fibrosis?: http://sciencebeta.com/who-discovered-cystic-fibrosis/
History of hemophilia: http://www.hemophilia.ca/en/bleeding-disorders/hemophilia-a-and-b/the-history-of-hemophilia/
History of muscular dystrophy http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1259041-overview
History of Lou Gehrigs Disease https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amyotrophic_lateral_sclerosis
ALS Lou Gehrig’s DIsease http://www.alsa.org/about-als/what-is-als.html
History of ALS Lou Gehrig’s Disease http://dev.nsta.org/evwebs/2150/history.htm
History of Tourette Syndrome: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Tourette_syndrome
Tourette Association of America http://tourette.org/Medical/whatists.html
Tourette Syndrome Symptoms and Causes http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/tourette-syndrome/symptoms-causes/dxc-20163624
Sickle Cell History http://www.sicklecell.howard.edu/ABriefHistoryofSickleCellDisease.htm
Sickle Cell History and Information http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/sca/
History of Autism http://www.webmd.com/brain/autism/history-of-autism
Autism history and Information http://www.news-medical.net/health/Autism-History.aspx
Down Syndrome http://www.news-medical.net/health/Down-Syndrome-History.aspx
Down Syndrome History http://www.nads.org/about-us/history-of-nads/3
History of Dwarfism Achondroplasia: http://www.rocketswag.com/medicine/disease-prevention/genetic-disorders/achondroplasia/History-Of-Achondroplasia.html
Dwarfism Achondroplasia https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001577.htm
Tay Sachs Disease http://taysachs.weebly.com/history.html
Tay Sachs Disease http://www.genome.gov/10001220
Tay Sachs Disease http://www.curetay-sachs.org/about.shtml
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Diseases and Impact on Homeostasis
Global Diseases and Impact on homeostasis
In this project, we will learn about coordinated efforts to combat a few of the most serious communicable diseases on a global level. The U.S. government and many other governments and organization around the world are engaged to help people infected with the disease and to prevent its spread.
The assignment is to write a two page paper answering each of the questions below. Websites below are recommended for your research.
Global Health Center for Disease and Control: http://www.cdc.gov/DiseasesConditions/az/a.html
Mayo Clinic http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/
Global Health http://www.globalhealth.gov/global-health-topics/communicable-diseases/
Infectious Diseases https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_infectious_diseases
World Malaria Fact Sheet: http://www.who.int/malaria/publications/world_malaria_report_2012/wmr2012_factsheet.pdf
World Bank Malaria: http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/health/brief/malaria
Malaria Facts Medicine .net http://www.medicinenet.com/malaria_facts/article.htm#malaria_facts
Gates Foundation Polio: http://www.gatesfoundation.org/What-We-Do/Global-Development/Polio
Polio Eradication: http://www.polioeradication.org/Polioandprevention/Historyofpolio.aspx
World Health Polio: http://www.who.int/topics/poliomyelitis/en/
Polio Facts Medicine .net http://www.medicinenet.com/polio_facts/article.htm#polio_facts
World Health Influenza: http://www.who.int/topics/influenza/en/
Fact sheet on Infectious Diseases: http://www.who.int/topics/infectious_diseases/factsheets/en/
WHO Facts on Measles: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs286/en/
Measles Facts: http://www.who.int/topics/measles/en/
Measles Medicine.net http://www.medicinenet.com/measles_rubeola/article.htm#measles_facts