Brianna Alarcon May/7/2012 Science 5 th

What is bueger’s disease? Is a disease in the blood causing the blood vessels to tighten or become blocked. This usually effects the hands or feet, in severe cases the legs and arms. This disease is mostly in men from ages 20-40, 1 out of 10 patients are women. Symptoms usually are burning, tingling, numbness, and blueish red color of the skin. All of this is in the hands and feet.

How do you get bueger’s disease? There is no accurate reason, but a leading cause is TOBACCO. Any kind of tobacco: smoke and chew. To prevent this I would consider quitting your tobacco habit if you have one.

What happens to the system? You begin to lose feeling, circulation, and USE of your hands and feet.

Does the body try to cure itself? No the body does not. There are no invaders or any sort of infection or virus.

Are there any medicines or cure to this disease? There is no cure. And there maybe pain killers but the best thing to do is quit your tobacco habit if you have one, and move to warmer weather. The warmer weather is because you are less likely to lose circulation in your hands and feet.qqqqq