Lia has been exhausted lately and keeps getting sick. She finally goes to see her doctor because she cant get over a common cold. Her doctor diagnoses her with pneumonia and sends her to the hospital. While in the hospital, the doctors decide to check her white blood cell levels. Lia's white blood cell counts are less than half of what they should be. Which STD/STI might Lia have ? A. Syphilis
B. HPV
C. Chlamydia/PID
D. HIV/AIDS

In general, why does a tall person have a higher basal metabolic rate than a shorter person of the same weight? a. shorter people have more skin surface area and lose heat more rapidly than a taller person. b. tall people are more active than shorter people. c. taller people have more skin surface area and lose heat more rapidly than a shorter person. d. taller people eat more protein, which takes more energy to digest. e. shorter people eat less than tall people.