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Down Syndrome

Published on Dec 11, 2015

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✨WHEN WAS DOWN SYNDROME DISCOVERED?✨

  • Down Syndrome was discovered in 1866
  • The cause of Down syndrome was discovered in 1959.

😭WHO DISCOVERED DOWN SYNDROME ?😭

  • John Langdon Haydon Down first discovered Down Syndrome.

😎WHAT IS THE CAUSED OF DOWN SYNDROME😎

  • Down syndrome is caused by a random error in cell division that results in the presence of an extra copy of chromosome 21.
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😦WHAT SYMPTOMS DOES A PERSON WITH DOWN SYNDROME EXPERIENCE?😦

  • Short stature,low muscle tone,short wide neck,short stocky arms and legs.
  • Slanted eyes,nasal bridge that looks pushed in,small ears
  • Intellectual disability,heart defects, hypothyroidism,depression
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😈 WHAT IS THE FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE OF THE DOWN SYMDROME😈

  • about 6,000 babies are born with Down syndrome, which is about 1 in every 700 babies born.
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What are the impact on the frequency in downs

  • the munbers of infanants born with downsyndrome was almost 5 times higher among birth
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what are the treatment for down syndrome

  • physical therapy
  • speech-language therapy
  • occupational therapy
  • emotional and behavioral therapy

what is the prognosis for down syndrome

  • Down syndrome are to live to age 50 and beyond.
  • Down syndrome are now living fuller,richer lives than ever before as family members.

people in history who have down syndrome

  • Chris Burke-Actor singer
  • Pablo Pineda-Spanish actor
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