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Rickets, 2005.
A look at the symptoms, causes and treatment of rickets.
1,325 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 8 sources, MLA, AU$ 75.95
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Abstract
This paper explains that rickets is a disease that is caused primarily by a deficiency of vitamin D. It is characterized by malformation of the bones and teeth and tends to occur in malnourished infants who are not exposed to adequate ultraviolet rays of the sun. The writer explains that prevention and treatment include vitamin D and calcium supplementation and adequate exposure to sunlight.
1.0 Introduction
2.0 Symptoms
3.0 Causes
4.0 Risk Factors
5.0 Prevention and Management
6.0 Treatment
7.0 Conclusion
From the Paper
"The disease of rickets takes its name from the Greek word for spine, rhakhis. Rickets is a disease that results from a severe and prolonged vitamin D deficiency and/or lack of calcium or phosphate that causes the bones to become weak and soft (Hicks, 2001). In children vitamin D deficiency is called rickets, and in adults it's known as osteomalacia. Rickets is fairly rare (Rickets, HealthCentral). It is most likely to occur during periods of rapid growth where the body demands high levels of calcium and phosphate. Therefore, it is usually seen in young children six to twenty-four months old and is uncommon in newborns."
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Rickets, 1996.
History, discovery, epidemics, cause, symptoms, effects, vitamin treatment.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 8 sources, AU$ 120.95
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"Rickets was the first environmental disease. Although it was first described in the 1600s, the disorder reached epidemic proportions by the end of the 1800s. Many children in industrialized Europe and North America began developing a variety of physical deformities including bow legs, pigeon chests, broad heads, and poor tooth development. Eventually scientists discovered that these abnormalities resulted from a deficiency of vitamin D. For urban children of past centuries, this deficiency was often caused by their living conditions. Sunless city streets darkened by industrial smog provided insufficient exposure to sunlight. However, the abnormalities associated with rickets and a related disorder, osteomalacia, have other etiologies in addition to vitamin D deficiency."
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