Muscular Dystrophy

Genes

100

Name 1 way to obtain Muscular Dystrophy

Family Inheritance or Mutation

200

Name the most common type of Muscular Dystrophy

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Symptoms

100

Name the mutated chromosome from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

X Chromosome

200

List a possible symptom of Muscular Dystrophy

• frequent falls

• Hard to get up

• Trouble running/jumping

• Weird walking movements

• Muscle pain and stiffness

• Delayed growth

Majorities

100

What gender is more likely to get DMD

 Boys

200

About how many cases of DMD are there a year 

20,000

300

Percent of getting Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

0.02%

Treatment

100

Name one of the Treatments

-Muscular Therapy

-Drug Therapy

-Gene Replacement Therapy

200

Estimate the cost for healthcare to treat Muscular dystrophy 

About $50,000

300

One Way on how Muscle Therapy works

Streching

Exercise

Posture Correction