HEALTH DISORDERS RESEARCH PAPER

Introduction

Your assignment is to select a genetic disease and establish the economic impact of living with this disease. The cost includes actual monetary expenditures for drugs, treatment, hospitalization and therapy. The cost also includes the effects these diseases have on the individual, their children and the family. You may choose from among the following diseases:

Acardia Hydrocephalus

Amelia Polydactyly

Anencephaly Spina Bifida Cystica and Occulta

Cri du Chat Syndrome Tay-Sachs

Club Foot Testicular Feminization

Down's Syndrome Tetraploidy

Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy Triploidy

Encephalocele Trisomy 13

Hemophilia Trisomy 18

Huntington's Disease

Hydatidiform Mole

Note: You should call pharmacies, hospitals, doctors' offices, and insurance companies

for costs and coverages.

Student Objectives

* Students will acquire skills in the development of a research paper.

* Students will develop an understanding of genetic diseases.

* Students will learn about health care costs.

* Students will learn how personal choices affect their lives.

Procedure

1. Select a genetic disease to research from the list above.

2. Write a two or three page paper including the following information:

* Definition of the disease.

* Development of the disease.

* Approximate cost of the disorder.

* Effects of this disease on individuals, their children and their family.

3. Submit your research paper for evaluation.