WILSON DISEASE

WHAT IS THE WILSON'S DISEASE

• prevents the body from getting rid of extra copper
• small amount of copper obtained from food to stay healthy
• too much copper is poisonous and attacks the liver

SYMPOTOMS

• Clumsiness, involuntary shaking
• Depression, Fatigue
• Difficulty, joint pain, swelling of arms and legs
• Drooling, loss appetite, skin rash
• Easy bruising, nausea

CAUSE OF DISORDER

• A build up in copper
• Yes, not triggered by other factors

INHERITED

• Yes it is sex-linked
• X chromosome
• It's recessive

HOW ITS TREATED

• It requires life long therapy to reduce and control the copper In the body

DIAGNOSIS

• Physical examination an laboratory tests
• No counseling isn't an option

HOW MANY AN THE TYPE OF PEOPLE AFFECTED

• In people under 40 years of age
• Kinda common

NEW INFORMATION

• That there is copper in my body