Invisible Illnesses Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• anemia : greek for lack of blood.
• celiac disease : illness caused by eating gluten, damages your small intestines lining and prevents it from absorbing nutrients.
• absence seizures : typically occurs in children, symptoms include brief loss of awareness, fluttering eyes, small hand movements, small facial movements, lasts 10-30 seconds.
• lupus : an autoimmune disease which causes fever, fatigue, joint pain, a butterfly shaped face rash, body rashes, skin lesions, shortness of breath, chest pain, dry eyes, headaches, confusion and memory loss.
• endometriosis : chronic disease which affects approximately 10% of women in their reproductive stage. causes severe pain and makes it difficult to reproduce.
• schizophrenia : symptoms include delusions, hallucinations, disorganised thinking and motor behaviour, memory problems.
• chronic migranes : less common, estimation that 1-2.2% of people have this condition. must experience at least 15 days in a month worth of migranes to receive this diagnosis.
• diabetes : there are four main types of this disease, treatments include monitoring blood sugar levels, insulin, oral drugs, healthy weight and diet, sometimes surgery.
• graves disease : an immune system disorder resulting in the over production of thyroid hormones. a common cause of hyperthyroidism.
• crohns disease : causes inflammation in the digestive tract, the inflammation will often spread to deeper parts of the bowel.
• fybromyalgia : a medical condition defined by the existence of chronic widespread pain, fatigue, unrefreshed sleep cognitive symptoms, pain or cramps, depression, insomnia and hypersensitivity.
• rheumatoid arthritis : occurs when your immune system mistakenly attacks your body's tissues. effects the skin, eyes, lungs, heart, blood vessels and joints.
• hashimotos disease : an autoimmune disorder which results in the death of the thyroids hormone producing cells. causes decline in hormone production.