Down's Syndrome
Effects
Heart defects
More likely to get lung infection.
Upward slanted eyes
A flat nose
A small head
Short stubby hands
Poor muscle tone
Cause
Forty seventh chromosome
Abnormal cell division
Trisomy 21(extra chromosome on 21)
The age of the mother
Treatments
Medicine can help with infections
Surgery can correct heart and other issues
Proper education and care
Speech and physical therapy
Diagnosis
Moms over thirty five
Special institutions
Screening and blood test
Ultrasounds to look for fluid in babies neck
Blood test to check for chromosomes
Interesting Facts
About one in every eight hundred babies are born with down
syndrome
It's named after John Landon Haden Down
About six thousand babies are born with it a year
Three types of Down Syndrome
