Disorder Definition Signs and

Symptoms
Amyloid disease relation  Hard, insoluble accumulation of beta  Swelling of
to Alzheimer's disease amyloid protein that clump together ankles and legs
between the nerve cels(neuron) in  Severe fatigue
the brains of Alzheimer's disease and weakness
patients  Shortness of
breath
 Numbness,
tingling or pain
 Diarrhea

Prion disease:

 Creutzfeldt-Jakob  (CJD),also known as Classic  Memory

disease and kuru Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, is a fatal problems
disease degenerative brain disorder  Behavioral
changes
 Poor
coordination
 Visual
disturbances
 Dementia
 Involuntary
movements

 Weight loss
 Anorexia
 Lethargy

 Scrapie

 Fatal degenerative disease that

affects the nervous system of sheeps
and goats. It is one of several
 Trouble
transmission spongiform
walking
encephalophaties caused by a prion.
 Weight loss

 Bovine spongiform
encephalopathy
 A.k.a mad cow
  Is a neurodegenerative disease of
cattle

Hemoglobinopathies  A kind of genetic defects that result

in abnormal structure of one of the
globin chains of the hemoglobin.

 Is an inherited form of anemia-a

condition in which there aren't
enough healthy RBC to carry
 Sickle cell anemia adequate oxygen throughout the  Anemia
body.  Episodes of
pain
 Delayed
growth
 Is a condition effecting a protein in  Vision
 Hemoglobin C
the blood (hemoglobin) which problems
disease
transport oxygen throughout the
body  Fatigue
 Weakness
 Anemia

 Mild hemolytic
anemia
 Inherited disorder that result in  Hemoglobin SS
production of abnormal form of disease
 Hemoglobin SC hemoglobin.  Moderate
disease enlargent of
the spleen
 Fatigue
 Weakness
 Pale or
yellowish skin
 Facial bone
 Is a blood disorder passed down deformations
through families in which the body  Slow growth
 Thalassemia makes in abnormal form or adequate  Abnormal
amount of hemoglobin swelling
 Dark urine
Collagenopathies  Are a group of disorders that affect
connective tissue which support the
body's joint and organs. This is
caused by collagen defects.

 Is a rare hereditary condition caused

 Osteogenesis by changes in collagen metabolism  Brittle teeth
Imperfecta I  Normal stature
 Weak muscles
 Loose joints

 Several
 Osteogenesis fracture
Imperfecta II  Bone
deformities
 Poor posture
 Undeveloped
lungs

Alpha-1 antitrypsin  Is a genetic disease that may result in  Shortness of

deficiency lung or liver disease breath
 Wheezing
 Increase risk of
lung infection