June 17th, 2016 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

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Directions: ANSWER USING COMPLETE SENTENCES! Use the information you have been given to answer questions about: Asthma, Epilepsy, and Inherited Diseases


Level#1


Asthma is a type of lung disease that affects breathing. It can be life-threatening. Asthma causes breathing problems that often are caused by some trigger in the environment. Large amounts of exercise, colds, allergies, cigarette smoke, and dust or mold in the air can cause an asthma attack to begin. Asthma can be treated by using an asthma inhaler the contains medication. It can also be controlled by avoiding the triggers that lead to an attack.

1. How can asthma be treated?

2. How can asthma be controlled?

3. What type of disease is asthma?

Level#2

Asthma is a type of lung disease that affects breathing. It can be life-threatening. Asthma causes breathing problems that often are caused by some trigger in the environment. Large amounts of exercise, colds, allergies, cigarette smoke, and dust or mold in the air can cause an asthma attack to begin. Asthma can be treated by using an asthma inhaler the contains medication. It can also be controlled by avoiding the triggers that lead to an attack. Epilepsy is a disorder of the nervous system. it is caused by abnormal brain activity. People with epilepsy often have seizures. A seizure is when a person loses control of his or her body functions. The person often shakes uncontrollably. Medications can be given that control seizures. There is no cure for epilepsy.

1. How can asthma be treated and controlled?

2. What is epilepsy and how is it caused?

3. What happens to people who have epilepsy and what is a seizure?

Level#3

Asthma is a type of lung disease that affects breathing. It can be life-threatening. Asthma causes breathing problems that often are caused by some trigger in the environment. Large amounts of exercise, colds, allergies, cigarette smoke, and dust or mold in the air can cause an asthma attack to begin. Asthma can be treated by using an asthma inhaler the contains medication. It can also be controlled by avoiding the triggers that lead to an attack. Epilepsy is a disorder of the nervous system. it is caused by abnormal brain activity. People with epilepsy often have seizures. A seizure is when a person loses control of his or her body functions. The person often shakes uncontrollably. Medications can be given that control seizures. There is no cure for epilepsy. Some diseases are inherited. This means they can be passed from parents to children. Sickle cell anemia is an inherited disease. It causes some red blood cells to be misshaped. The disease affects more African Americans than any other group or people. It can cause weakness and heart problems. Another inherited disease is hemophilia. Hemophilia is a disease that affects the way the blood cells clot. A person with hemophilia maybe in danger if he or she get a cut or a bruise. The person's blood does not clot, and he or she can bleed too much.

1. Explain what a seizure is, how it can affect a person, and what a person can take to control seizures.

2. Some diseases are inherited, what does that mean?

3. Explain what sickle cells anemia is, what causes it, and who is most likely to get it.

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