Question

This is a graded discussion: 1 point possible due Feb 23 at 9am TASK - Diseases caused by Protein folding According to Merriam-Webster dictionary Epidemiology is "a branch of medical science that deals with the incidence, distribution, and control of disease in a population" (link ). WHO (World Health Organization) website has more detailed definition: "Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events (including disease), and the application of this study to the control of diseases and other health problems" [link] Please consider two diseases resulted from Protein Misfolding: • Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA or SCD for disease) and • Mad Cow Disease (MCD). Fill out this worksheet by using Yes/No answers for each of four cells - no discussion with others is needed. Feel free to consult Bb (Ppt, links, etc) or responsibly browsing Internet by attending reliable and reputable websites. Do not forget to reference them Epidemiology genetically microbiologically Inherited contagious MCD Tusk: no responses to others, just make a table put your Yes/No before the class

Answer 1

	Epidemiology
	genetically inherited	microbiologically contagious
MCD	No	No
SCA	Yes	No