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Notes Page #1, 2, and 4Source 1, 2, and 4 – Author/Editor or Group: Date written/updated/reviewed: Date you looked at info on the website: Name of publisher (ex. The Nemours Foundation): Title of the web page (ex. Diabetes): URL address: Title of website: (ex. KidsHealth): Description:What is it? If you had to describe the disease/condition/disability to someone who had no knowledge of it, what would you say?What are the affected body parts?Signs and Symptoms:Signs: Observable and objective. Please try to list at least 5.Symptoms: What a patient feels and are subjective. Please try to list at least 5.Causes:Is there a cause for this disease/condition/disability? If so, what is it, or how can a person get it? Could it possibly be caused by genetics?Transmission:Is this disease/condition/disability communicable (transmittable)? If so, how?Is this disease/condition/disability non-communicable (non-transmittable)? If so, why?What are the risk factors that might make an individual more likely to get this disease/condition/disability?Treatment:What is the treatment for the disease? If the disease cannot be cured, what is the treatment for the symptoms (to make the patient more comfortable)? Is there a way to slow down the progression of the disease?If there are medications or therapies that are used to treat the disease, how do they work? What do they do for the patient?Prevention:Is there a way for a patient to reduce the risk of getting the disease? If not, why?History:Minimum of 3 dates. Look for when it was discovered, important breakthroughs, etc.Other interesting facts:Statistics, celebrities that have suffered from the disease, random facts about the disease that don’t fit into any other category. ................
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