biology

5 page essay on a human disease (ALZHEIMER’S other DEMENTIA’S) 

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● You are to write a 5-page paper on a human
disease of your choice. The paper should be
double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12-pt
font, 1” margins. The last page of your paper
should be your list of References and does
not count towards the page total.

● Subject topic- ​ALZHEIMER’S other
DEMENTIA’S

● Content:
○ Include the history of the disease; who

discovered it, how it affected the
population, etc.

○ Describe the pathophysiology of the
disease: how it affects the body’s normal
functioning on a cellular and organ level.
(For example, explain how type I diabetes
affects the beta cells of the pancreas)

○ Describe the symptoms of the disease
that one may experience and why.

○ Describe how the disease is diagnosed in
a practitioner’s office and what the results
would be

○ List treatment options for the disease and
explain why these treatments work. Try to
find both pharmacologic and
non-pharmacologic therapies.

○ Describe how to prevent the disease, if
applicable.

● Sources: ​Citations should be done the way
you have learned to do them for your major
(MLA, APA, etc) and must meet the standards
of an academic, college level works cited
page at the end of your presentation. You
must use only credible online sources –
sources like Wikipedia, magazines, and
opinion blogs do not count. You should use
at least five sources in order to have a good
paper. Good sources include books from the
library, disease association pages (for

example, the page for the American Diabetes
Association), scientific journals, or credible
websites.

Don’t plagiarize​. I have caught many students over
the years plagiarizing because I specifically look for
it. If you plagiarize on anything in this class, you
will receive a GPA of 0 for the course.