Crohn's disease: Difference between revisions

Crohns Disease was named after an American gastreonterologist, Dr. Burrill Crohn. At first it was known as a medical entity when it was being discovered in 1932. It was first described by an Italian doctor by the name of Giovanni Battista Morgagni in 1769. Throughtout the years, more people around the world began to have symptoms of this disease. Crohn's was not yet discovered and was still being talked about if it was a real disease or not. Doctors all over the world starting tracking down how many people seemed to have this rare disease and started having meetings to figure out what it was. On May 13, 1932, Dr. Crohn and his team wrote a paper on what would soon become Crohn's Disease. The paper was published in newspapers and articles all over the world. The paper was published during a time period when the medical community was looking for new diseases. The paper grew to be very popular and many doctors were interesting in hearing about this new disease. After thorough examination, Dr. Burrill Crohn had published a new disease.<ref>Bellamy, Max. [http://www.ezinearticles.com/?History-of-Crohns-Disease&id=409008 History of Crohns Disease] ''EzineAtricles''. Web. Date of access 15 November 2012. </ref> The cause of Crohn's Disease is still unkown. It is believed to be an abnormal reaction by the body's immune system. Even though the immune system is supposed to protect the body from bad bacteria, viruses and other illnesses, Crohn's Disease attacks bacteria, foods, and other things that are harmless to the body. Over the years, researchers have found that there is a high level of the protein, tumor necrosis factor produced in people with Crohn's Disease.