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Is Canavan disease caused by a mutation?
Yes, Canavan disease is caused by a mutation in the ASPA gene. This gene provides instructions for making an enzyme called aspartoacylase, which is essential for the breakdown of a compound called N-acetylaspartate. Mutations in the ASPA gene lead to the accumulation of N-acetylaspartate in the brain, causing the characteristic features of Canavan disease.
What term is used describing the transmitting of immunodeficiency virus?
Transmission is caused by the host (the person with the disease) and contraction is the term for the person receiving the disease.
How does a person lose their sense of touch?
its caused by a disease called leprosy
Is asthma an infectious disease caused by a bacteria that causes inflammation and calcification in the lungs?
Asthma is not infectious disease. It does not spread from one person to other person.
Is jaundice a bacterial disease?
No, Jaundice is a yellow color of the skin caused by certain diseases. Some of these diseases are viral. For example, jaundice can be a symptom of Hepatitis A, a disease of the liver which is caused by a virus and which is infectious (it can be transmitted from person to person).
What disease does mumps cause?
Mumps (epidemic parotitis) is a viral disease caused by the mumps virus. It is a contagious disease that is spread from person to person through contact with respiratory secretions such as saliva from an infected person. When an infected person coughs or sneezes, the droplets aerosolize and can enter the eyes, nose, or mouth of another person. Mumps can also be spread by sharing food and drinks. The virus can also survive on surfaces and then be spread after contact in a similar manner.
A change that a person notices in his or her body or mind and that is caused by a disease or disorder?
symptom
Why might a person with AIDS die from a disease caused by a bacterium?
because there is no cure
What kind of disease cannot spread from person to person?
An autoimmune disease cannot be spread from person to person. It is caused by the person's own body attacking itself. Examples of this are Multiple Sclerosis and Lupus.An autoimmune disease, however, may have a chance of being genetically based, meaning that it may be passed from mother/ father to their child (potentially).
Is beriberi a comunicable or non communicable disease?
It is a dietary deficiency disease. It happens when you do not eat the right foods. Not communicable.
What is the meaning of an infectious disease?
A disease is a problem with your health. It can vary from diseases like diabetes to malaria.However an infectious disease is when the disease can be transmitted from person to person by air, water, food and touch and is usually caused by a virus, bacteria or fungus. So for example malaria, is contagious because it is either caused by a bacteria or virus, therefore an infectious disease.In the other hand diabetes isn't contagious because it cannot be spread by person to person unless it is a genetic disorder.
Who was the first person to determine the germs caused disease?
caca
