Tay-Sachs-Symptoms

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TAY-SACHS DISORDER 

Symptoms:

-Children born with Tay-Sachs rarely live longer than 5 yrs. old -Baby appears normal up to 6 months from birth -Start having muscle seizures around 2 yrs. old and start to lose skills they have learned -overtime lose ability to perform basic activities, such as crawling or sitting -In the end the child becomes blind, paralyzed, and unresponsive ending in death -Parents are advised to be checked for being carriers of the disorder

<span style="color: #75c2c2; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Famous People: <span style="color: #808080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">-Sadly there are no famous people with Tay-Sachs due to the fact they don't live long enough to become famous

<span style="color: #75c2c2; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Special Thanks To: <span style="color: #808080; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">-Freedman, Jeri. Tay-Sachs disease. New York: Chelsea House, 2009. Print.

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