States. The term viral hepatitis is used to refer several similar diseases but are etiologically and epidemiologically distinct infections (Lewis, 2011). There are five major categories of hepatitis: hepatitis A (HAV), hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), hepatitis…
Introduction Within this assignment we will talk about the definition, symptoms, causes, effects and treatments of Liver Cirrhosis. The case study is about a forty-two-year-old Simon who is an accountant, he is married with two teenage sons. Due to the stress of Simons job he unwinds at night with a drink or two or maybe three. He feels that his wife is nagging at him about his drinking but he feels that he has never been drunk. He noticed his bellying expanding and his clothes wouldn’t fit.…
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2016a), approximately 3.5 million people in the United States are infected with Hepatitis C and more specifically, one third of all injection drug users ages 18-30 are currently infected. This outstanding number is in addition to the 1.2 million of the population who are currently infected with HIV (CDC, 2015a). Thusly, establishing its relevance to adults and their health. With injection drug use being at the top of the list for…
The Blueberry market for has grown over the past several years due to its classification as a “superfood” (Robichaud 2006). There have been many studies proclaiming the benefits of incorporating blueberries into diets. Which include the improvement of heart and brain health along with the reduction in the risk of cancer (BC Blueberry Council 2018). The production of blueberries has a long history in Canada. Indigenous peoples of Eastern Canada used blueberries as a food and medicinal source…
Louis Armstrong was one of the greatest Jazz Musicians of all times. Louis Armstrong had defined what it was to play jazz, throughout his amazing abilities, his joy and spontaneity which allowed him to be quick on creating inventive music, which still allows him to dominate jazz today. Jazz is a form of music that has been consistently defining itself among the music industry and the African-American culture. Jazz music has also become a major tradition throughout America, where it has grown and…
On July 16, 1969, an unforgettable and historical event occurred. This was a time of significance and overwhelming achievement for mankind. Neil Armstrong was the first man to step foot on the moon, along with the help of his colleague Edwin Aldrin. Both of these men are widely recognized for their brave and courageous act. With all the complications and challenges they might’ve gone through, people supported them every step of the way thanks to Times of London for publishing an article…
Our history is full of events that played roles in changing our point of view about the world that we live on. One of those events was the Moon landing in 1969. It was a huge advancement in technology. Everyone was amazed when they know that humans were able to go to the moon and land on it. It was one of the United States greatest accomplishment because for the first time human were able to step onto the Moon. However, the United States was not the only country that doing research about rockets…
As he took the first human steps on the surface of the moon, Neil Armstrong remarked, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” Indeed, mankind demonstrated its ability to go beyond expectations and achieve the impossible through the widely speculated event of the 1969 Apollo 11 space mission that landed the first human beings, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, on the moon. In the selection Greatest moment of time, writers of the British national newspaper the Times report the…
Jazz Compare and Contrast Jazz was the music of the 20’s people who listened to it back then were considered rebels. The artists that really got the ball rolling with this new sound was Jelly Roll Morton, Joe King Oliver, Sidney Bichet, Louis Armstrong, and Duke Ellington. These men changed the way people looked at music for ever. They come from different backgrounds but impact the music world in a long lasting way, which leads to their own situations by the end of their careers. These artists…
Lost moon : the perilous voyage of Apollo 13 was written by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger. It was published by Houghton Mifflin, in 1994 and tells the story of the Apollo 13 mission that almost resulted in a catastrophe. In April of 1970, Navy Captain Jim Lovell and two other astronauts were sent by NASA on America 's fifth mission to the moon. Fifty-five hours into the flight of Apollo 13 due to an electrical fault, one of the oxygen tanks exploded, causing its oxygen and power to begin to…