and can cause liver damage foremost to cirrhosis. Irregularly‚ liver cancer may grow. First called non-A and non-B hepatitis‚ hepatitis C (HCV) was discovered in the early 1970’s‚ but it was not until 1989 that testing for particular antibodies to the virus initiated. Each year‚ 16‚000 Americans contract hepatitis C‚ which is a more common cause of prolonged liver disease than hepatitis B. roughly guessed the rate as high as 80%‚ because at least half of the patients with acute hepatitis C(HCV) become
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Martin states in ’Survival and Subsistence in the Tropics’ that "among the leafy vegetables one stands out as particularly good‚ the Horseradish Tree. The leaves are outstanding as a source of Vitamin A and‚ when raw‚ Vitamin C. They are a good source of B Vitamins and amoung the best plant sources of Minerals. The Calcium content is very high for a plant. Phosphorus is low‚ as it should be. The content of Iron is very good (it is reportedly prescribed for anemia in the Phillipines). They are an excellent
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Occupational Risks in the Medical Technology Profession: Blood borne Diseases: A blood-borne disease is one that can be spread by contamination by blood. The most common examples are HIV‚ hepatitis B‚ hepatitis C and viral hemorrhagic fevers. Diseases that are not usually transmitted directly by blood contact‚ but rather by insect or other vector‚ are more usefully classified as vector-borne disease‚ even though the causative agent can be found in blood. Vector-borne diseases include West Nile
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Research on the biography of the author. I. Objectives At the end of the lesson‚ the students should be able to develop the following skills: A. Focus Skill: Realize that one’s physical appearance is not a hindrance to one’s success. B. Support Skills: 1. Point out meanings of certain words using context clues. 2. Arrange jumbled words into a meaningful sentence. 3. Respond in various ways that show understanding of the essay. 4. Involve themselves actively in classroom discussions
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INFECTION CONTROL Pathogen- Infectious agent Colonization- If microorganism is present or invades host‚ grows and/or multiplies but does not cause infection. Communicable disease- if infectious disease can be transmitted from one person to another. -Symptomatic-if pathogens multiply and cause clinical signs/symptoms. -Asymptomatic- if no s/s are present *CHAIN OF INFECTION: 1. An infectious agent or pathogen 2. A reservoir or source for pathogen growth 3. A portal of exit from the
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Hemophilia Hemophilia is the oldest recorded hereditary bleeding disorder. The disorder is hereditary and is passed down from parents to offspring. It usually only occurs in males but hemophilia is also carried in women. In industrialized nations hemophilia is not very dangerous because of the availability of treatment and therapies‚ but in less modern third world countries hemophilia is still very dangerous to those who have it. Hemophilia is a hereditary disorder and passed on from parents
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nurse would expect serologic testing to reveal A antibody to hepatitis D (anti-HDV). B hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). C anti-hepatitis A virus immunoglobulin G (anti-HAV IgG). D anti-hepatitis A virus immunoglobulin M (anti-HAV IgM). Correct 2. The nurse determines that administration of hepatitis B vaccine to a patient has been effective when a specimen of the patient’s blood reveals A HBsAg. B anti-HBs. Correct C anti-HBc IgG. D anti-HBc IgM. 3. A patient in the outpatient
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Week #1 -autotrophs are organisms that harvest light or chemical energy in organic compounds. They self nutrition -heterotrophs are organisms that get complex nutrients from the environment (by eating other organisms) -Fungi are heterotrophs or predators because they are parasitic. Bread mold secretes digestive enzymes to enter the membrane. Same as foot fungus‚ it extends hyphae (fungal branches) into the cells to absorbs nutrients -One fungus makes traps for nematode worms while another fungus
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Pepsi B Energy Marketing Plan: Phase One MKT/421 Marketing University of Phoenix Pepsi is performing a marketing control of their recent release of the Pepsi Diet Slim can‚ evaluating the successes and the failures of product. Based on the market successes of the Pepsi Diet Slim can‚ Pepsi is planning to develop a sugarcane-based Pepsi energy drink consisting of vitamin B12 and other B vitamins. This new product is packaged in a format similar to the Pepsi
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Mycenaean artefacts Lions Head Rhyton The Lions Head Rhyton is a gold lion head made of hammered sheet metal in the shape of a lions head. Lions Head Rhyton was found in Grave IV‚ Grave Circle A Mycenae and dates to the 16th century BC. The lions head is beautifully crafted with ears‚ eyes down to the very last detail and is a very good replica of a lion’s head. It bears distinctive details such as the muzzle and mane. Historians believe that the lion represents an expression of natural strength
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