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What is the most common cause of anemia worldwide?

Use the passage below to answer the following question:   “Ō fortūnātī, quōrum iam moenia surgunt!”  Aenēās ait et fastīgia suspicit urbis.  Īnfert sē saeptus nebulā (mīrabile dictū)  per mediōs, miscetque virīs neque cernitur ūllī.   Question: According to mythology, the ‘fortunati’ (line 1) came to Carthage from:

Use the passage below to answer the following question:   Seu vōs Hesperiam magnam Sāturniaque arva,  sīve Erycis fīnēs regemque optātis Acestēn,  auxiliō tūtōs dīmittam opibusque iuvābō.  Vultis et hīs mēcum pariter cōnsīdere rēgnīs?  urbem quam statuō, vestra est; subdūcite nāvēs;  Trōs Tyriusque mihī nūllō discrīmine agētur.  Atque utinam rēx ipse Notō compulsus eōdem  adforet Aenēās! Equidem per lītora certōs  dīmittam et Libyae lūstrāre extrēma iubēbō,  sī quibus ēiectus silvīs aut urbibus errat.”   Question: In line 3, dimittam is:

Use your knowledge of ancient Roman culture and history to answer this question:   Question: In ancient Rome, who was in charge of the public building projects for the city?

What is the treatment for hemochromatosis, a condition associated with iron overload?

Use the passage below to answer the following question:   Seu vōs Hesperiam magnam Sāturniaque arva,  sīve Erycis fīnēs regemque optātis Acestēn,  auxiliō tūtōs dīmittam opibusque iuvābō.  Vultis et hīs mēcum pariter cōnsīdere rēgnīs?  urbem quam statuō, vestra est; subdūcite nāvēs;  Trōs Tyriusque mihī nūllō discrīmine agētur.  Atque utinam rēx ipse Notō compulsus eōdem  adforet Aenēās! Equidem per lītora certōs  dīmittam et Libyae lūstrāre extrēma iubēbō,  sī quibus ēiectus silvīs aut urbibus errat.”   Question: From line 6, we understand that:

Use the passage below to answer the following question: Corripuēre viam intereā, quā sēmita mōnstrat.Iamque ascendēbant collem, quī plūrimus urbīimminet adversāsque aspectat dēsuper arcēs.Mīrātur mōlem Aenēās, māgālia quondam,mīrātur portās strepitumque et strāta viārum.Īnstant ardentēs Tyriī: pars dūcere mūrōs mōlīrīque arcem et manibus subvolvere saxa,pars optāre locum tēctō et conclūdere sulcō;iūra magistrātūsque legunt sānctumque senātum.Hīc portūs aliī effodiunt; hīc alta theātrīsfundāmenta locant aliī, immānēsque columnāsrūpibus excīdunt, scaenīs decora alta futūrīs. Question: One thing that Vergil does not mention the Carthaginians are building is:

Use the passage below to answer the following question:   Seu vōs Hesperiam magnam Sāturniaque arva,  sīve Erycis fīnēs regemque optātis Acestēn,  auxiliō tūtōs dīmittam opibusque iuvābō.  Vultis et hīs mēcum pariter cōnsīdere rēgnīs?  urbem quam statuō, vestra est; subdūcite nāvēs;  Trōs Tyriusque mihī nūllō discrīmine agētur.  Atque utinam rēx ipse Notō compulsus eōdem  adforet Aenēās! Equidem per lītora certōs  dīmittam et Libyae lūstrāre extrēma iubēbō,  sī quibus ēiectus silvīs aut urbibus errat.”   Question: In line 8, equidem means: 

Use your knowledge of ancient Roman culture and history to answer this question:   Question: Aeneas first appears as a character in which work of Greek literature?

Beta thalassemia major is usually diagnosed within the first year of life due to severe anemia and failure to thrive.