Significance of Chronic Disease (20 Points)a) Introduction to the diseaseb) Incidence &amp prevalence (How many people are affected by the disease?)c) National trends by age gender race geographic region risk groups (Who is affected?)

Components of the paper:1) Significance of Chronic Disease (20 Points)a) Introduction to the diseaseb) Incidence & prevalence (How many people are affected by the disease?)c) National trends by age, gender, race, geographic region, risk groups (Who is affected?)2) Anatomy & physiology systems affected by chosen disease/disorder (20 Points)a) What bodily system does the disease affect? (describe in detail)b) What are the main functions of that system, and how does the disease impair that function?3) Disease Pathology (20 Points)a) Causesb) Risk Factorsc) Diagnosisi) Be specific – what type of tests are used for diagnosis?d) Comorbiditiese) Progression4) Disease Control (based on research literature) (10 Points)a) How is the disease treated?b) Which treatments are most effective / ineffective?5) References (at least 5 references – Wikipedia is not an acceptable source) (10 Points)a) The majority of citations should come from journal articlesb) Wikipedia is not an acceptable sourcec) www.cdc.govSpelling/grammar/formatting (10 Points)Topic selection on 9/17 (10 Points)Total: 100 Points