Physical Disabilities and Health Disorders

1. Physical Disabilities andHealth Disorders Francesca Chila

2. Disability & Development 1/10 - as many as 600 million people worldwide - live with a physical, sensory (deafness, blindness), intellectual, or mental health impairment significant enough to make a difference in their daily lives 80% of people with disabilities live in the developing world where it impacts the lives of family members and communities.

3. Strategies that Help 1. Physically handicapped children long to be normal and be seen as normal as much as possible. 2. Find out what the child's strengths are and capitalize on them. These children need to feel as successful too! 3. Keep your expectations of the physically handicapped child high. This child is capable of achieving. 4. Never accept rude remarks, name calling or teasing from other children. Sometimes other children need to be taught about physical disabilities to develop respect and acceptance.

4. 5. Compliment appearance from time to time. (new hair cut, a new outfit). 6. Make adjustments and accommodations whenever possible to enable this child to participate. 7. Never pity the physically handicapped child, they do not want your pity. 8. Take the opportunity when the child is absent to teach the rest of the class about physical handicaps, this will help foster understanding and acceptance. 9. Take frequent 1 on 1 time with the child to make sure that he/she is aware that you're there to help when needed

5. Physical Disabilities Spinal Cord Injuries Cerebral Palsy Athletes With Disabilities

6. Spinal Cord Injuries in Children 70% Motor Vehicle Accidents- Most Not Wearing Seatbelts 14% Accidental Fall 9% Firearm 7% Sports Injury 30% Alcohol and Drugs

7. Cerebral Palsy Cerebral palsy is one of the most common congenital (existing before birth or at birth) disorders of childhood. Cerebral palsy affects muscle control and coordination, so even simple movements � like standing still � are difficult. Other vital functions that also involve motor skills and muscles � such as breathing, bladder and bowel control, eating, and learning � are also affected when a child has CP. Cerebral palsy does not get worse over time.

8. A child can begin therapy for: movement learning speech hearing social and emotional development. In addition, medication, surgery, and braces can help improve muscle function.

9. Health Disorders Sickle Cell Anemia HIV AIDS Epilepsy

10. Sickle Cell Anemia Sickle cell anemia is a serious disease in which the body makes abnormally shaped red blood cells. In sickle cell anemia, the body produces red blood cells that are shaped like a sickle (or crescent). These "sickle cells" are hard and sticky and they don't move easily through blood vessels. Normal red blood cells are smooth and round like a doughnut without a hole. They move easily through blood vessels to carry oxygen to all parts of the body.

11. Sickle cells tend to get stuck and block the flow of blood to the limbs and organs. This can cause pain, organ damage, and a low blood count (anemia). Sickle cell anemia is an inherited (genetic) disorder. People who have sickle cell anemia are born with it. It is a lifelong disease.

12. The sickle-shaped red blood cells stuck in blood vessels, blocking the flow of blood

13. Caring for a Child With Sickle Cell Anemia If your child has sickle cell anemia, you should learn as much about the disease as possible. This will help you recognize early signs of problems, such as fever or chest pain, and seek early treatment. School-aged children should participate in physical education. Teachers should allow children with sickle cell anemia to rest if they tire and to drink fluids after exercise. Children and teenagers may also play competitive sports. Coaches should watch for signs of fatigue and allow the athlete to rest.

14. HIV Causes Having sex with an infected partner. Enters body through the lining of: vagina, vulva, penis, rectum, or mouth during sex. Spreads through contact with infected blood through a transfusion of contaminated blood. Frequently spreads among drug users who share needles or syringes contaminated with infected blood. Women can transmit HIV to their babies during pregnancy or birth People who already have a STD�s, are more likely to acquire HIV during sex with an infected partner

15. HIV Symptoms Many people do not develop symptoms after getting infected with HIV. Some have a flu-like illness within several days to weeks after exposure to the virus (fever, headache, tiredness, and enlarged lymph glands in the neck) These symptoms usually disappear on their own within a few weeks Virus continues to multiply actively and infects and kills the cells of the immune system. The virus destroys the cells that are the primary infection fighters, called CD4+ or T4 cells.

16. Once the immune system weakens, a person infected with HIV can develop the following symptoms: Lack of energy Weight loss Frequent fevers and sweats Persistent or frequent yeast infections Persistent skin rashes or flaky skin Short-term memory loss Mouth, genital, or anal sores from herpes infections.

17. AIDS AIDS is the most advanced stage of HIV infection. All HIV-infected people who have fewer than 200 CD4+ cells per microliter of blood Infections caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, and other organisms. Nearly every organ system is affected.

18. Some of the common symptoms include the following: Cough and shortness of breath Seizures and lack of coordination Difficult or painful swallowing Mental symptoms such as confusion and forgetfulness Severe and persistent diarrhea Fever Vision loss Nausea, abdominal cramps, and vomiting Weight loss and extreme fatigue Severe headaches with neck stiffness Coma

19. PREVENTION The only way to prevent infection by the virus is to avoid behaviors that put you at risk. Many people infected with HIV don't have any symptoms. There is no way to know a sexual partner is infected. Either abstain from having sex or use latex condoms, during oral, anal, or vaginal sex. Only condoms made of latex should be used. Only water-based lubricants should be used with latex condoms.

20. TREATMENTS Over the past 10 years, several drugs to fight both the HIV infection and its associated infections are available Reverse transcriptase inhibitors: They interrupt the virus from making copies of itself. Nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIS): These medications are used in combination with other drugs to help keep the virus from multiplying Protease inhibitors: These medications interrupt virus replication at a later step in its life cycle Fusion inhibitors: This is the newest class of anti-HIV drugs. Fusion inhibitors block HIV from entering the human immune cell

21. Epilepsy Epilepsy is a brain disorder that causes people to have recurring seizures. They may have violent muscle spasms or lose consciousness.

22. Athletes with Disabilities2007 All Africa Amputee Soccer Tournament

23. Colonel White High School's Bobby Martin

24. France Pascal Pinard, 2004 Summer Paralympics

25. 2004 Summer Paralympics

26. Extreme Chairing Aaron Fotheringham of Las Vegas Nevada, is the first person in the world to do a successful back flip somersault in a wheelchair http://www.extremechairing.com/sports/Manual-chairing.html

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