don't know what Down Syndrome really is. Down Syndrome is a chromosomal condition that has no cure and can not be treated. Individuals with Down Syndrome are just like people without it. They still have feelings, hobbies, relationships, etc. Having a child with Down Syndrome can have a huge impact on someone's life or even being around a child with Down Syndrome. There are many sacrifices and great responsibility with Down Syndrome people. Growing up with someone who has Down Syndrome is very different
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can increase or decrease a person’s risk of the disease (Hilfinger Messuas, McKeown, &Adams, 2012). The purpose of this paper is to describe the epidemiology of children with Down syndrome utilizing the principles of epidemiology, specifically, descriptive epidemiology. Down syndrome description Down syndrome, also known as
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I have done my report on trisomy 21. This disease was later named Down Syndrome. In 1866 a doctor named John Langdon Down first saw some children that were similar to some other mentally retarded children. He had no idea what this disease was, but was the first person to study it. As time went on medicine became more advanced. In 1959 a French doctor named Jerome Legeune saw people who had this unknown disease, and that they had 47 chromosomes instead of 46 chromosomes. This disease was then
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Down syndrome Brianna Koehn General Psychology: PSY 1130 AAW3 September 27, 2012 Hurley, Dan (2011). A Father’s Search for a Drug for Down Syndrome, The New York Times The magazine article is very touching. It tells the story of Dr. Alberto Costa and his daughter Tyche, who has Down syndrome. Dr. Costa is a doctor and a neuroscientist and after the birth of his daughter he has devoted his medical research to Down syndrome. He has developed some promising treatments
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Title of the News Story: Dubai girl with Down’s syndrome beats all odds Date: 6 July 2014 Author: Dhanusha Gokulan Source (name of the newspaper): Khaleej Times newspaper http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data/nationgeneral/2014/July/nationgeneral_July20.xml&section=nationgeneral Introduction: The article in the Khaleej Time’s newspaper I have chosen is talking about the highly successful story of a 20 year old Indian photographer a Dubai resident named
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chromosome disorder 2. Monosomy is similar to those who have down syndrome 3. Infants with monosomy often have numerous birth affects 4. Down Syndrome affects between 1 in 600 to 1 to 800 infants 5. Women between the ages of 18 to 25 have a low risk of having a down syndrome baby 6. Age is the factor in calculating risk of trisomy 7. Familial Down Syndrome is second form of down syndrome 8. Familial down syndrome occurs as a results of the fusion of chromosome 21 to another
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Sister with Down Syndrome My four year old sister was diagnosed with Down syndrome. We are both of Mexican-American descent. Our parents were recently deported back to Mexico and due to the fact that I am 25 years old I was granted primary custody of my four year old sister Isabella. I am currently in the Reserves which allows me to provide for not only myself but Isabella as well. I am off during the week and work part time on the weekends. Being a caregiver for a person with Down syndrome has its
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Notes Achondroplasia is a bone growth disorder that causes disproportionate dwarfism. Dwarfism is defined as a condition of short stature as an adult. People with achondroplasia are short in stature with a normal sized torso and short limbs. It is the most common type of disproportionate dwarfism. Achondroplasia is a disorder of bone growth. It is the most common form of disproportionate short stature. It occurs in one in every 15,000 to one in 40,000 live births. Achondroplasia is
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The first advertisement is a short video from the National Disability Awards day of 2010 in accordance with the United Nations International Day of People with Disability and the second advertisement is from a United Kingdom organization for Down syndrome. The first advertisement is from the National Disability Awards day of 2010, the opening scene is of boxing bags and a kickboxing ring and training room, the first words from Dawson Ko in the ad are “Don’t tell me I lack vision, I see things
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organization is committed to ensuring that all disabled individuals feel at home by providing excellent services which meet their daily needs and recognize their disabilities. During my visit, I noticed most of the individual who were there had Down syndrome which is a genetic variation affecting 0.1% of babies in United States. Other individuals within the organization had other health problems. However, from the care provided
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