Diseases: Post 15-Down Syndrome

Hello Everyone! Today I'm going to talk about Down Syndrome. Down Syndrome is where you are born with a third Chromosome 21. If your child is born with Down Syndrome then your children may have physical growth delays, mild to moderate intellectual disability, and characteristic facial features. People with Down Syndrome may act younger than what they are. They may also have a desire or obsession with something that most people don't. If Down Syndrome patients make it past five years of age they have an 80% chance of reaching their third decade (36 years) and a 60% chance of living past 50. If you don't know much about Down Syndrome, I HIGHLY suggest that you read a book about the disease or read the book: "The Man Who Loved Clowns." Stay healthy and stay in "The Doctor's Office."

Post 14-Rashes

Hey Everyone! Sorry, I haven't been posting for a while, but we had a lot of snow days with living in Iowa. Today's post is going to be about rashes. Rashes are symptoms of many types of medical issues. Contact Dermatitis is a type of rash that causes redness, itching, and sometimes small bumps. Now, you may be wondering if a rash is life-threatening. The answer is mostly no. MOSTLY? There are 5 types of dangerous rashes. One of them is Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome. I'm not really sure how to pronounce that either.  These rashes affect most of the body and if you think you might have a life-threatening rash, please seek a doctor right away. Stay healthy and stay in "The Doctor's Office."