Chronic pulmonary infections are treatable, especially when diagnosed early. Specific infections that are common in central Ohio include: Histoplasmosis: a fungus that lives in the soil and is associated with bird droppings. Histoplasmosis can not be passed person to person. It can cause either an acute or chronic pneumonia. It is treatable and is often diagnosed by a blood or urine test.
Genes. A gene is a length of DNA that codes for a specific protein. So, for example, one gene will code for the protein insulin, which is important role in helping your body to control the amount of sugar in your blood. Genes are the basic unit of genetics. Human beings have 20,000 to 25,000 genes. These genes account for only about 3 per cent of our DNA.
A set of human chromosomes contains one copy of each of the roughly 30,000 genes in the human genome - the term used to refer to the complete genetic instructions for an organism. DNA is found throughout the body. Each cell contains all of the organism's genetic instructions stored as DNA. Each very long DNA molecule is tightly wound and packaged as a chromosome. Each DNA molecule that forms a chromosome can be viewed as a set of shorter DNA sequences.