Although hurricane strikes are rare on St. Martin and Sint Maarten, it is during these months that the island experiences the most rainfall. The island receives an average of 40 inches of rainfall a year.
Muscular dystrophy refers to a group of genetic diseases marked by progressive damage to and weakness of facial, limb, breathing, and heart muscles. It is due to a lack of key protein. Find out more about the types, symptoms, and treatment.
Difference between causes. Muscular atrophy is seen as the result of ageing or diseases like polio, severe malnutrition, Guillain Barre Syndrome, burns and neuropathic atrophy. Muscular dystrophy is seen as hereditary inheritance and usually has a genetic mutation at its root.