101 Most Unusual Diseases and Disorders

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

AvEvelyn B. Kelly,Ph.D. Kelly, Evelyn B.,Evelyn Kelly

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This book explores serious diseases and disorders that most readers have never heard of, ranging from genetic, infectious, and environmental diseases to autoimmune, idiopathic, and mental disorders.Despite centuries of scientific study and medical research, there are still many human diseases and disorders that remain difficult to manage or are incurable. Some of these maladies are extremely rare, yet, together, they affect a substantial number of people. The 101 Most Unusual Diseases and Disorders examines seldom-seen illnesses, providing high school and college students with an excellent resource for research as well as supplying fascinating reading for general readers interested in diseases and medical science.This book provides clear, easy-to-understand, and scientifically grounded information on the vast number of unusual medical conditions that have been recorded, covering five kinds of diseases and disorders: genetic, infectious, environmental, mental, and "other," which constitutes diseases of autoimmune and unknown origin. Examples of the medical conditions addressed include autoimmune encephalitis, Ebola, kleptomania, Morgellons syndrome, orthorexia, pneumoconiosis, and Prader-Willi syndrome. Selected case studies enable readers to better empathize with the experiences of those who have these disorders and how these afflictions have affected their lives.

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Utgivningsdatum2015-11-23
Mått178 x 258 x 22 mm
Vikt760 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor304
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781610696753

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AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: Unusual Genetic DisordersWhat You Should Know about Genetic DisordersAchondroplasiaACHOO SyndromeAlkaptonuriaAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)Angelman SyndromeAnkylosing SpondylitisCharcot-Marie-Tooth DiseaseCri-du-ChatEhlers-Danlos SyndromeEllis-van Creveld Syndrome (EVC)Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB)Fatal Familial InsomniaHemochromatosisHypertrichosisIchthyosisLesch-Nyhan SyndromePorphyriaPrader-Willi SyndromeProgeriaPrognathismUncombable Hair SyndromePart II: Unusual Mental Health DisordersWhat You Should Know about Mental Health DisordersAlien Hand SyndromeAndrophobiaBigorexiaCapgras DelusionCotard SyndromeDiogenes SyndromeDissociative Identity Disorder (DID)ErotomaniaFolie à DeuxHybristophiliaHypomaniaJerusalem SyndromeKleptomaniaMicropsia and MacropsiaMunchausen SyndromeOrthorexiaPicaRenfield SyndromeStockholm SyndromeTrichotillomaniaPart III: Unusual Environmental Diseases and DisordersWhat You Should Know about Environmental Diseases and DisordersAltitude SicknessArgyriaBrown Recluse BiteComputer Vision Syndrome (CVS)DES Sons and DaughtersFrostbiteHistoplasmosisJellyfish StingPellagraPneumoconiosisPoison IvyPrune Belly SyndromeSolenopsis invictaStachybotrys chartarumTech Neck SyndromeThalidomide EmbryopathyTrench FootVibrioPart IV: Unusual Infectious DiseasesWhat You Should Know about Infectious DiseasesCat Scratch DiseaseChikungunyaCreutzfeldt-Jakob Disease VariantCryptosporidiosisCutaneous Larva Migrans (CLM)Dengue FeverEbolaElephantiasisEnterovirus-D68HantavirusHerpes ZosterHuman BitesHuman BotflyLeprosyNaegleria fowleriNecrotizing FasciitisNorovirusRocky Mountain Spotted FeverValley FeverWest Nile VirusPart V: Unusual Diseases and Disorders with Other or Unexplained OriginsWhat You Should Know about Diseases and Disorders with Other or Unexplained OriginsAnti-NMDA Receptor EncephalitisAquagenic UrticariaBell's PalsyBromhidrosisBurning Mouth SyndromeCharles Bonnet SyndromeForeign Accent SyndromeGuillain-Barre SyndromeLaryngopharyngeal Reflux (LRP)Moebius SyndromeMorgellonsMultiple System AtrophyMyasthenia GravisNeuroblastomaOral Allergy SyndromeParesthesiaPickwickian SyndromeRaynaud's PhenomenonSavantsSjögren SyndromeSynesthesiaVitiligoHelpful Resources for the Study of Unusual Diseases and DisordersIndex