Cornelia B. Wilbur

Genetic Disease Summary: Hemophilia A Hemophilia is an inherited bleeding disorder that slows down or prevents the blood clotting process. There are two main types of hemophilia: hemophilia A and hemophilia B. Hemophilia A, which is known as classic hemophilia, is caused by a mutation in the F8 gene. People with hemophilia often display excessive bleeding, including bleeding in the stool and urine, though it is usually painless. Joints are also heavily affected, causing swelling and decreased…

1 in 4,000 to 1 in 5,000 males are born with hemophilia type A and 1 in 20,000 males are born with hemophilia type B but 75% of the people with this disorder around the world have no access to treatment. Hemophilia became known as the royal disease because Queen Victoria was a carrier and passed it on to her daughters and they became carriers as well and since royal…

Human Vitamin B-12 (HVB-12), is naturally found as a multifaceted chemical structure of all vitamins known as cobalamin because cobalt is a part of its chemical (Pawlak et al., 2013). Thus, cobalamin itself is a member of cobalt compounds known as corrinoids, it is referred to as cobalamin (Pawlak et al., 2013). This is an example of a water soluble vitamin, cannot been store by the human body. HVB-12, assists nervous system and functioning of brain boost (Criag, 2010). Commonly found in animal…

“Since 1990, new cases of hepatitis B in children and adolescents have dropped more than 95%.” Both the hepatitis A and B vaccine provide long-term protection from the diseases…

transplantation will likely prolong his life and offer hope for the future. Considering the medical statistics in regards to outcome and long-term recovery, the patient with alcoholism ultimately has a better survival rate than the patient with hepatitis B virus, which is a promotion of allocating rare medical resources according to the utility of the organ. Thus, the resources are used according to the maximum effectiveness of the consequences, a utilitarian ethical avenue to dispersing the…

different styles, recurring patterns and shapes of pottery, he provided an accurate depiction of the stages of the Minoan civilisation. He divided it in three phases: Early Minoan, Middle Minoan and Late Minoan, and every section was again divided in A and B, early and late. Evans never intended to assign the pottery to a specific calendrical date. He correlated the findings with artifacts recovered in Egypt, finding obvious similarities and establishing a more specific date. This dating system…

VITAMIN B1 Vitamin B1 also known as thiamin, thiamine is a water soluble vitamin just like every other vitamins of the B complex family. This vitamin enables our body system to directly use carbohydrate as energy and is being classified as an essential vitamin. Our body does not have the ability to produce Thiamine and can only store up to 30mg of it wit a half life of about 9-18days. Thiamine is very essential when it comes to glucose metabolism and as well plays a vital role in our nerves,…

Did you know that there were 6 million people in the holocaust because Hitler said they caused their problems? Many camps were used to kill jews but there was a special one named Sobibor that killed 250,000. Sobibor wasn’t only a very deceiving place, but it’s arrival tricked you, it's work, and it’s death place tricked the people that went there, and the lifestyle there. The arrival of Sobibor was very cruel. They would make you ride a train with only the food you had brought with you. The…

All clinical staff are encouraged to receive the Hepatitis-B vaccine. In accordance with OSHA requirements and the Practice, the Hepatitis B vaccine is available to all employees within 10 working days of initial assignment where they may have occupational exposure. Disposal of blood/body fluids/infectious materials will be performed only by designated…

A . Vitamins and Minerals 1. Explain the difference between fat – soluble and water – soluble vitamins? The difference between fat- soluble is it is needed to keep our bodies functioning, we need up to 35% of fat which is knowing as calories to help maintain: • A good health growth and development. • Energy which fat is used for if the energy that is being put into the body is not being used up it will store as fat which is knowing as weigh gain. • Need to be able to absorb vitamins like A…