What is hepatitis B? Hepatitis means the inflammation of the liver and hepatitis B is a specific type of this infectious disease caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). The symptoms of HBV infection vary from person to person. Many people with HBV infection don’t develop any symptoms‚ especially when they are young‚ and most patients with chronic HBV infection don’t develop any symptoms until late stage. However‚ HBV can damage the hepatocyte (liver cell) and cause liver damage and cirrhosis (scarring
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Someone once said‚ “Be a good person‚ but don’t waste time to prove it.” Seemingly people are good‚ but not everyone is able to discern that. However‚ no matter the viewer’s perception‚ it is evident that good is more prevalent in today’s society and more people choose to be good rather than evil. People can see that mankind chooses to be good through the actions of leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr.‚ Susan B. Anthony‚ and Urvashi Vaid. Martin Luther King Jr. is the first of many people who
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Zyklon B is a deadly gas because it kills plants‚ animals‚ and people. Zyklon B gas was used to kill tons of Jews‚ Polish‚ Irish‚ British‚ Chinese and Africans.(Franciszek Piper) Zyklon B had other purposes than killing people. (Clark) It also kills bacteria‚ viruses‚ and algae. Zyklon can also suffocate humans and plants. (Clark) There are 4 main types of gas for chemical warfare‚ choking agents‚ blistering agents‚ blood agents‚ and nerve agents.(Clark) Choking agents attack the lungs and heart;
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American leaders during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They were both activists and wanted blacks to have an education; they also wanted to end discrimination towards blacks. These leaders both wrote great speeches which clearly specified what they thought was right for African Americans. Even though Washington and Dubois focused on the same social‚ political and economic issues‚ they strongly disagreed on strategies of achieving their goal of equality. The first African American leader
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My favorite historic song is the song cold war. The artist of the song is the rapper Lil B‚ the song is about basically african americans dying to try to impress others instead of being themselves. When in reality people should do what makes them happy instead of trying to impress other man or women . My opinion on the artist Lil b is that he is a fun guy and he is funny but when it comes time to be serious he can come up to the table and make a decent song about issues. The most powerful lyric throughout
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entire LAS region which reported through Nordson do Brazil. Senior management specifically wanted him to break the problems down into immediate concerns and other long-term strategic issues. Merk had been requesting this audience with HQ for quite some time. He realized that he had HQ’s ear now and wanted to make the best of this opportunity to have his concerns addressed. He decided to spend the better part of the coming week to thoroughly prepare for the meeting. Amongst Merk’s immediate concerns were
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War has a lasting effect on misguided and misinformed teenagers who rashly make the decision to join the army without the appropriate knowledge on what war is really like. In the novel‚ ‘B for Buster’‚ by Iain Lawrence‚ which takes place on an airbase in England‚ readers can delve into a tale of woe and horror experienced by members of the air force. It is this woe and horror occurring in the air force that a young boy from Canada named Kak has come to know. Kak’s character undergoes significant
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An Interview with Hal B. Woodall‚ MD Going in to this interview‚ I was not certain what to expect at all. I had prepared a few questions and anticipated it lasting maybe ten to fifteen minutes at the most. However‚ my mental image of the interview did not remotely match up to what actually occurred. My interviewee was Dr. Hal B. Woodall‚ a medical doctor who owns Kenly Medical Associates‚ his private practice‚ but also comes in to the Wilson Medical Center to closely follow along with his patients
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Hepatitis B Vaccine Summary The hepatitis B virus is a serious infection that affects the liver. Hepatitis B can cause acute (short-term) illness‚ more common among adults‚ which can lead to symptoms such as; loss of appetite‚ tiredness‚ diarrhea‚ vomiting‚ jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes)‚ or pain in muscles‚ joints‚ and stomach (CDC‚ 2012). Some people go on to develop chronic (long-term) infection leading to liver damage (cirrhosis)‚ liver cancer‚ and death. Hepatitis B is spread through
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scientific methods through the use of scientific investigation and research to figure out what is happening and why. One of our American sociologists which appears in most of the introductory sociology courses teaching students to use sociological imagination is C.Wright Mills (1916-1962). His work is best remembered for his book on The Sociological Imagination (1959)‚ which wasn’t well received at the time because he challenged the functionalist theory. The sociological imagination is the ability
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