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This project will include people featured in (but is not limited to) James Ernst Gallagher's book Representative deaf persons of the United States of America (1898). Other deaf and hearing impaired people may be added to the project. If known, please identify the cause and age of hearing loss in the individual, as this information may help to identify genetic hearing loss in family trees. No...
Notables with disabilities Definition from the WHO: Disabilities is an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. Impairment is a problem in body function or structure; an activity limitation is a difficulty encountered by an individual in executing a task or action; while a participation restriction is a problem experienced by an individual in in...
Please add the profiles of babies born before 37 weeks gestation regardless of how long after birth they die.== There is a project for Premature Birth (Prematuritas) Survivors . A premature birth is when a baby is born before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy. A full-term pregnancy is 40 weeks. Almost 1 of every 10 infants born in the United States are premature, or preemies. There are 2 kinds of...
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system mainly affecting the motor system. Early in the course of the disease, the most obvious symptoms are movement-related; these include shaking, rigidity, slowness of movement and difficulty with walking and gait. Later, thinking and behavioral problems may arise, with dementia commonly occurring in the advanced stag...
Polio Survivors:= ==This project is for those who SURVIVED polio.==If they Died from Polio or a complication of Polio, please add them to: People Who Died from Polio (Polio) in the Cause of Death Portal Alternate Names: polio, poliomyelitis, infantile paralysis Tags : polio, poliomyelitis, infantile paralysis, handicaps, paralysis, bone deformities, abortive poliomyelitis Poliomyelitis, often c...
This project is part of the Paralympic Games Portal Please add anyone who has ever competed in the Paralympic Games, for any country or national committee. About The Paralympic Games or Paralympics , also known as the Games of the Paralympiad , is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of disabilities. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, w...
People With Leprosy= ==This project is for ALL people WITH Leprosy.== (Since Leprosy is incurable, ALL with it, will have Leprosy as a Primary or a Secondary diagnosis.) Please be sure to include in the About section any complication that may have resulted as a result of having leprosy. ===Also known as: Hansen's disease (HD)=== Leprosy is a chronic infection caused by the bacteria Mycobacteriu...