Question 1

what causes disease and illnesses and body malfunctions ?

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Cause of illnesses: There are MANY causes of illness, lifestyle, genes, nutrition, smoking, stress, etc.  They combine together to produce imbalance or illness.  Most doctor visits are the result of poor lifestyle choices and stress but please continue to be monitored by your doc.  Focus on good nutrition, exercise, and stress management.  We are not at the mercy of our genes.  Lifestyle can help turn them on or off.

Question 2

does crohn's disease affect the entire body?

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Possibly: Crohn's can affect almost any part of the entire digestive system.

Question 3

what happens in the body with lou gehrig's disease?

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Loss of muscle: This disorder presents with muscle weakness and wasting. It is caused by a dysfunction of  motor neurons in the brain and in the extremities. The patient loses slowly the ability to move, walk, swallow, breath.  The mind stays for a long time clear (some memory problems occur). For more information look up
http://www.Nlm.Nih.Gov/medlineplus/amyotrophiclateralsclerosis.Html.

Question 4

how does paget's disease effect other body systems?

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Affects nipple, etc.: Pagets disease affects nipples and breast cancers,  bones, cutaneous penile lesions.

Question 5

what body organs are affected by hashimotos disease?

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All: Once the antibodies decrease the ability to make adequate thyroid hormone all metabolic processes in the body may be affected.

Question 6

is diabetes a disease or it effect only other part of body .

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Yes to both: Diabetes is a couple of diseases that have widespread effects on almost every part of the body.

Question 7

how does the body acquire active immunity to a disease without getting it?

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B and T cells: Foreign antigens such as bacteria or viruses stimulate B lymphocytes to produce antibodies against them .T cells produce cytokines that are toxic to them. The body has a memory for these for future attacks that can last weeks to permanent. Often these circulating antibodies can be tested or skin tests developed for specific infections. These are our defenses.

Question 8

what does it mean when my body does not digest corn do i have a cilliac disease?

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Normal?: If what you are seeing is the outer skin of the corn kernels, you should be aware that no human can to my knowledge digest cellulose, the chemical ingredient in corn kernels' outer shell. Everyone who eats corn will see these in their stool

Question 9

how is leptospirosis spread and what part of the body is most affected by the disease?

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Animal urine: You get leptospirosis from contact with the urine of animals, especially rodents.   This may occur with the ingestion of contaminated water, food or soil. The disease starts with a fever, headache, and other flu-like symptoms.  After recovering from those symptoms, you can then go on to develop meningitis, kidney failure, and liver damage with jaundice.

Question 10

for the past year, i keep having boils. sometimes 3 at the same time at different parts of my body. is this a symptom of a disease?

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Staph aureus: It. Could be due to community acquired resistant staph aureus. Consult you doctor for other conditions as well.

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