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.
A Honor Society of Nursing (STTI) answered. All types of congenital muscular dystrophy are caused by damaged or defective genes that affect one of the various proteins in muscle cells. This leads to muscle weakness and the progressive crippling that are usually symptoms of the disease. The particular genetic mutation that causes it-and the particular protein that's affected-depends on which type of the disease you have.