Inherited Diseases

Inherited Diseases

SC235 Visualizing Human Biology

During the evaluation of my own health and health risks, I was extremely concerned with the findings and wanted to know more about the possibilities of inheriting these diseases. In order to get a better understanding of the matter I will start by researching what genetic diseases are.

A genetic disorder is a disease that is caused by abnormalities of an individual’s DNA. Now that science and technology has advanced so much, newborns can get a genetic screening at the time of birth. Genetic screenings is a health program that identifies treatable genetic disorders in newborn infants. Early intervention to treat these disorders can eliminate or reduce symptoms that might otherwise cause a lifetime of disability.

The following is a family history of illnesses or diseases.

Name | Disease | Life status | Notes |

Giuliana | none | Alive | In great health |

Mom | Hypertension, glaucoma | Alive | Taking medication |

Dad | Hypertension | Alive | Taking medication |

Grandma (mom’s side) | Severe hypertension, glaucoma, renal insufficiency | Died of a stroke at an old age | |

Grandpa (mom’s side) | Cardiac insufficiency | Died of heart attack at an old age | |

Grandma ( dad’s mom) | Cardiac insufficiency, Angina, glaucoma, hypotension (low blood pressure) | Died of heart attack at an old age | |

Grandpa | n/a | dead | Information not available |

Great aunt ( father’s side) | Breast cancer, lung cancer and bone cancer. | Died of cancer at old age | |

What genetic diseases or problems were determined to be a potential issue?

By looking at the family health history cardiac disease, hypertension and cardiac insufficiency show to be a potential issue in our family.

Hypertension, also referred to as high blood pressure, is a condition in which the arteries have persistently elevated blood pressure. Every time the human heart beats, it pumps...