illnesses
What causes Tuberculosis
A bacterial infection
Effects of a CVA
Loss of speech, loss of mobility, hemiparesis, paralysis, loss of sight or other senses, effected cognition, or death.
How does cancer begin
a single cell that incorrectly copies itself then grows uncontrollably
Who is considered the Father of Modern Medicine
Hippocrates
Who developed the polio vaccine
Jonas Salk
What is autoimmune disease
an illness that causes the body’s immune system to attack itself
Ischemic Stroke - caused by
a blood clot in a blood vessel.
What cancer comes from smoking, working in coal mines, areas with pollution.
Lung cancer
Who is considered the Founder of Modern Chemistry
Robert Boyle
first to focus x-rays to gather pictures
Wilhem Conrad Roentgen
What illness causes the immune system to attack the small intestine
Crohn’s Disease
Hemorrhagic Stroke - caused by
a damaged blood vessel that causes blood to leak out of the vessel.
What cancer comes from prolonged exposure to toxins
Brain cancer
Who was the first person to do a blood transfusion Successfully
James Bundell
Who discovered and used insulin to treat diabetes
Banting and Best
What illness causes the body’s immune system incorrectly attack the body’s connective tissue
Rheumatoid Arthritis
what are the risk factors for a stroke
high blood pressure Smoking and Diabetes
Some cancers have no signs or symptoms
True or False
True
who is Founder of Modern Nursing
Florence Nightingale
Who Developed the technology for MRI and CT machines in 1975
Godfrey Hounsfield
What respiratory illnesses causes the alveoli to become less elastic
Emphysema
What is a “Mini-Stroke” is known as
Trans ischemic attack
What are carcinogens
chemicals or agents that have been directly linked to cancer occurrence
Who is the Founder of the American Red Cross
Clara Barton
Pioneered surgical techniques to separate conjoined twins
Dr. Benjamin Carson