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You are graduating from nursing school in three months and have already lined up a new job. However, your employer informs you that before you start your job, it is mandatory for you to be vaccinated against hepatitis B, a double-stranded DNA virus that can cause the disease hepatitis. Your boyfriend, a biology major, wonders why you need to get the vaccine. You aced your microbiology class and you know a lot about both viruses and vaccines, so you understand why getting this vaccination is essential. You give your boyfriend a mini lesson on this by answering a few of his questions.
-Your boyfriend wonders whether hepatitis B is really a problematic disease. He says that the job of your immune system is to get rid of viruses and virus-infected cells. You tell him that hepatitis B causes an infection in which the causative agent remains in the body for years or even a lifetime, often without causing symptoms of disease. This type of infection is characterized by the continuous low-level production of viral particles and is called a(n) ________ infection.

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Health Care Management

The administration and organization of health care systems, hospitals, and hospital networks.

Health-Related Issues

Problems or conditions that affect an individual's physical or mental well-being.

Routine Management

The ongoing administrative and operational tasks performed as part of the regular function and maintenance of an organization or system.

Ethnic Groups

Groups of people who identify with each other based on common ancestral, social, cultural, or national experiences.