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What disease occur more often in women then in men if often silent until a bone breaks?
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∙ 12y ago
it is called osteoporosis
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∙ 12y ago
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Why is osteoporosis often callen the silent disease?
Osteoporosis is often called the silent disease because the disease progresses slowly over many years without many symptoms.
What disease is labeled the silent killer?
Not a disease per say, the overconsumption of salt is often called the "silent killer".
What often occurs along faults or breaks in earths crust where movements occur?
fault
Why was milk often unsafe to drink before 1860?
because of the out breaks of disease cause problems
How often does Tay-Sachs disease occur in the population?
About 16 cases of Tay-Sachs disease are diagnosed each year.
How often does huntington disease occur?
1 in 10,000 people have it, but a child of a person who has Huntington's disease, has a 50% chance of getting it. and 1-3% of people with no history of the disease get it.
Antonym for the word seldom with silent letters?
The word often is an antonym (opposite) of seldom, and has a silent 't'.
How often does Tay-Sachs disease occur?
The defective gene that causes Tay-Sachs disease is found in roughly 1 in 250 people in the general population.
Where does Gaucher disease occur most often?
Gaucher disease is found in populations all over the world (20,00 to 40,000 people have a type of the disease), and it occurs with equal frequency in males and females.
What is a silent muation?
A silent mutation is a type of genetic mutation that does not result in any change to the amino acid sequence of a protein due to redundancy in the genetic code. These mutations often occur in the third position of a codon and are therefore considered "silent" because they do not affect the resulting protein.
Is periodontal disease viral or bacterial?
Bacterial in almost all cases, viral might occur in people with suppressed immune systems, but it is infrequent and is less often referred to as "periodontal disease".
What does osteoporosis feel like?
People often don't know they have the disease until a bone breaks, frequently in a minor fall that wouldn't normally cause a fracture.
