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The Humans Behind Diseases

This guide is to help humanize diseases and disorders that healthcare practitioners will encounter.

Basal Cell Carcinoma

Cancer and Cancer Remission

These videos are from individuals who have cancer or who are in cancer remission. These shared experiences and stories are intimate and challenging to articulate and discuss. Please respect the vulnerability these individuals have shared.  

Campylobacter Infection

"Campylobacter infection, or campylobacteriosis, is caused by Campylobacter bacteria. It is the most common bacterial cause of diarrheal illness in the United States. Data from the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) indicate that about 20 cases are diagnosed each year for every 100,000 people."

Questions and Answers | Campylobacter | CDC. (n.d.). Retrieved October 7, 2022, from https://www.cdc.gov/campylobacter/faq.html

Chronic/Intractable Pain

Guillain-Barré Syndrome

"Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rare neurological disorder in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks part of its peripheral nervous system—the network of nerves located outside of the brain and spinal cord. GBS can range from a very mild case with brief weakness to nearly devastating paralysis, leaving the person unable to breathe independently."

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2018, June). Guillain-Barré Syndrome fact sheet. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Retrieved October 22, 2022, from https://www.ninds.nih.gov/guillain-barre-syndrome-fact-sheet