Is it possible to acquire Aspergers Syndrome when you are an adult?

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It is another word for autism.
You are born with Asperger's Syndrome- it's not a thing that can be "acquired". Signs of it usually show up in childhood, but it is possible to not be diagnosed until adulthood. To answer your question, it's possible that you could HAVE it your whole life, but only be made aware of it when you grow up.  (+ info)

can future scientists find medicine for 'ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME(AIDS)'?

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And please say your answer with a reason
Science has not been able to come up with a cure for the common cold, let alone the HIV virus. Current treatments delay the onset of AIDS, but doesnt really "cure" you.

Perhaps future scientists can, gene therapy holds a lot of promise. Those promises still have yet to be delivered. However, ethical and legal issues have to be tackled first before any sort of "cure" an go worldwide.  (+ info)

Has anyone suffered from Post Abortion Stress Syndrome? What did you do to help?

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I VERY regretfully had an abortion this past winter. And three months later (as I was eventually expecting) I got really depressed. Then it changed into getting angry at almost anything. Picking fights with my boyfriend about nothing. I also, seemed to acquire a new found fear of bugs.
I kept all of my bad feelings about what happened to myself for so long...I didn't talk about it (I thought it'd upset my boyfriend too much- cause despite what people will think it's not something we really wanted to do - and I don't need to explain why we did) it's like they're all exploding at once now in an angry form.
This is not the kind of person I am. I don't want to be angry and irrational about everything. I don't want to hurt my boyfriend with my emotional mess.
I heard all of these are symptoms related to P.A.S.S. And I was wondering what others, if they had it, did to help them through it.


I don't need anyone to tell me how horrible I am, either. So don't waste your time.

Thanks.
what u need to remember is that it was not a bad decision to have the abortion - you are still a good person!

but you knew it wasn't your time to start a family. you didn't kill anything - you simple stopped a process. the government is very regulative about things like this, so know that you are NOT murderer. u just knew what you had to do and you did it. don't regret it, just don't use this option often. it was a mistake that happened and needed to be taken care of, and you were woman enough to take care of it.

as for your depression, everyone feels blue once in a while. but you cannot let yourself think too much on the abortion! u will overanalyze things and that will not help you get out of your funk.
don't tell people about your abortion because they wil judge you. do not talk freely about it because it is nothing to be boastful about.
DO WRITE in a journal. DO JOIN group. DO TAKE ATHLETICS that will help you focus on you, your appreance, your body, and your health. these are all tricks to help make you a better person sooner than later.
please use this advice. it's always hard to go through an ordeal that laters leaves you asking "what if" but asking that question rarely makes you feel better about anything.  (+ info)

What's the difference between community acquired MRSA and hospital acquired MRSA?

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As title thanks. Apart from one is acquired outside of, one is acquired inside hospital, how else are the two different?
Hi, there!

CA MRSA has a greater spectrum of antibiotic susceptibility, often being resistant to just one group of antibiotics.
HA MRSA is usually multidrug resistant, sometimes susceptible only to glycopeptides (vancomycin).

Thus causing CA MRSA to be easier to treat, in comparison to HA MRSA.

CA MRSA is usually associated with skin and soft tissue infections - skins, boils. It does, however, also cause pneumonia, etc.
HA MRSA is often associated with medical equipment - cannula, catheters; wound contamination; etc. And immunosuppressed people: elderly, patients with severe burns, etc. And prostheses.
(You might want to check out the link, there are some different risk factors. It's only a patient information sheet, though, so it doesn't really explain things.)

This, I'm not really sure of, but it seems that CA MRSA is said to be more virulent because it often affects the young and healthy and quite easily spreads.

Hope that answers your question!  (+ info)

What is the name of the syndrome that the person may appear to have facial characteristics of down's syndrome?

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I previously watched a documentary about sufferers of a syndrome whose facial features appeared to be down's syndrome but it wasn't down's syndrome. The grow to be quite large adults and have special needs. Does anyone know the name of this condition?
Klinefelter syndrome  (+ info)

Are there different types of Down syndrome and what areas of the body does Down syndrome affect? ?

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Also, are there any significant statistics related to Down syndrome? Has Down syndrome received any recent attention from the media? Are there any famous people that have Down syndrome.
Answer as many of the above questions as possible.
There are three types of Down syndrome, garden variety Trisomy 21, mosaicism and translocation.

Read more at:

Welcoming Babies with Down Syndrome (English, Spanish, French)
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art32534.asp

There is a slide show that also incorporates videos of the featured 'More Alike than Different' cast at the National Down Syndrome Congress website:

http://www.ndsccenter.org/morealike/flash/

And great information at the National Down Syndrome Society website:
Down Syndrome Fact Sheet
http://www.ndss.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=35&Itemid=57

You might also enjoy

Margaret's Guide to Down Syndrome
http://www.patriciaebauer.com/2007/05/12/margarets-guide-to-down-syndrome/

For bios of actors with Down syndrome, see:

Down Syndrome and the Acting Gene
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art34198.asp

and

DS in Arts and Media
http://www.dsiam.org/

and

Michael Johnson
http://www.users.psln.com/sharing/Michael/mainMichael.html

and

Sujeet Desai
http://www.sujeet.com

Down Syndrome Links at the Family Village website
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/lib_down.htm

Check out this recent New York Times article:

The DNA Age: Prenatal Test Puts Down Syndrome in Hard Focus
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/09/us/09down.html

Have fun with your research!
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What is so bad about having down syndrome?

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I think people are a lot colder than they want you to believe. Too many pregnancies prediagnosed with down syndrome are terminated! Doctors tell people that their kid will be like some animal and people believe them. I've met my share of people with down syndrome, and they all seem pretty human to me. On top of that, they were all decent folks, which is a lot more than I can say for the general population. And how does knowing that unborn children are purged because of down syndrome affect those who were born and have down syndrome?
WOW!! I'm so glad that there are other people who's lives have been touched as mine has. See when I was 28 I gave birth to twin girls and one of them was born with Mosaic down syndrome. Of course, I didn't know much about it til now....and yes I was shocked. They are 14 months old now, and such a blessing as well as my two boys. My daughter is about 4 months behind in her milestones, but she is always so happy! Out of all my kids she is the easiest to handle.

It's always nice to have other people, who see that they are more alike, then different from the rest of us.  (+ info)

What is the syndrome called when you cannot feel physical pain?

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I remember watching a show a long time ago, and this one little girl was born with a syndrome where she could never feel pain. If she fell on the floor and cut her knee, she wouldn't cry, whereas most children would.

What is this called? Is it a syndrome? Is it a medical condition? I just want to know what it's called, and I can do the research on it.

It is for a story I am writing but I don't entirely know what it is.
It's called "congenital insensitivity to pain"  (+ info)

What syndrome would someone have that the doctor would need to put them on bloodthinners?

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My sister is 18 and just moved out here from MN to go to school. She has had many medical problems and been to several doctors. She recently told me that the doctor said there was something wrong with her blood and she needs to be put on blood thinners for the rest of her life. What syndrome could this be?
There are several, but the first that comes to mind is Factor-V (five).  (+ info)

What is the syndrome where boys usually grow more than average?

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I think it is Jacobs syndome.. XYY syndrome.. but wikipedia says that is only a little more than average. what is the only where they get really big ?
Yes it is called gigantism. It is caused by a tumour or either a chromosome disorder. Another thing that causes gigantism is the inability to inhib the GH (growth hormone) when it is produced. This is why the people who have it get very TALL.  (+ info)

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