Chronic and Disabling Conditions

Description For this assignment, you will research various conditions, diseases, or deficiencies that are specific to childhood. When you have completed this assignment, you will be prepared to identify medical conditions, diseases, and nutritional deficiencies found in young children, and will be ready to assist children in your care who may be suffering from one of these conditions. Instructions Review this unit’s required readings. Choose one condition from each of the following lists: Chronic and Disabling Conditions Communicable Diseases Nutritional Deficiencies Cerebral Palsy Spina Bifida Autism Spectrum Disorders ADHD/ADD Visual Impairment Hearing Loss Cystic Fibrosis Asthma Down Syndrome Sickel Cell Anemia Muscular Dystrophy Eczema Spina Bifida Kawasaki Disease Prader Willie Syndrome Down Syndrome Juvenile Diabetes Fetal Alchol Syndrome Chicken pox Pertussis Influenza Common cold Diphtheria Conjunctivitis Fifth Disease Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease Scabies Ringworm Rotavirus Meningitis Hepatitis A Scarlet fever Measels Mumps Rubella Polio Vitamin D (rickets) Vitamin C (scurvy) Iron (anemia) Calcium (osteoporosis, tooth decay) Folic acid (spina bifida in the embryo) Iodine (cretinism) Vitamin A (various symptoms) Vitamin E (gait disturbances) Vitamin K (bleeding disorders) For each of your chosen conditions, conduct independent research using encyclopedias, journals, newspapers or magazines, and reputable online sources, such as www.cdc.gov. Your research should allow you to answer the following three questions for each condition: What are the causes? What are the symptoms? What is the treatment or management? For each of your chosen conditions, write three detailed paragraph answering each of the three questions listed in Step 3. Your paper should be a total of nine paragraphs. Also be sure to cite your sources of information. Save your paper as a word doc. and submit your work to your Instructor under this assignment in Canvas. Writing Requirements Your paper must be nine paragraphs long. Your paper must be double-spaced using 12-point font, with 1-inch margins and include your name at the top of the first page. Proofread your paper to eliminate mechanical and grammatical errors. For citations, follow APA format.