Wilson's Disease

Copper storage disease; Hepatolenticular Degeneration; Hepatolenticular degeneration syndrome; WD - Wilson's disease; Wilson disease; Wilson's disease; Wilson's disease

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Wilson s disease a rare inherited disorder of copper metabolism copper accumulates in the liver and then in the red blood cells and brain hepatolenticular degeneration

Population level interactions among parasites vertebrate reservoirs

Population level interactions among parasites vertebrate reservoirs and invertebrate or physical vectors influence transmission of many human pathogens The temporal and spatial distributions of these infections are further complicated by abiotic environmental influences Dr Wilson s laboratory is addressing patterns and processes in disease ecology particularly of human pathogens that are arthropod borne or zoonotic Studies of transmission dynamics vector host parasite evolution and environmental variation are directed at various viral bacterial and protozoal diseases The approach employs field studies laboratory experiments and modeling including use of satellite images and GIS Ultimately efforts are aimed at reducing risk of disease emergence designing ecologically sound development and understanding the impacts of global environmental change

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with zinc Today he s talking to a girl from Canada about her new diagnosis My brother died of it so you know that gives you some impetus to stop other people from dying of it he says Both Pytlak and Dr Brewer hope death will no longer be part of the equation A blood test urine test or liver biopsy can confirm a diagnosis of Wilson s disease Dr Brewer says the drug TM