Dried seahorse retails from US$600 to $3000 per kilogram, with larger, paler, and smoother animals commanding the highest prices. In terms of value based on weight, seahorses retail for more than the price of silver and almost that of gold in Asia.
Active immunity is stimulation of the immune system to produce antigen-specific humoral (antibody) and cellular immunity. Unlike passive immunity, which is temporary, active immunity usually lasts for many years, often for a lifetime. One way to acquire active immunity is to have the natural disease.
It is also used to prevent hepatitis B in people who have been exposed to hepatitis B through contaminated blood products, sexual contact with an infected person, or living in a home with an infected person. Hepatitis B immune globulin is not a vaccine.Therefore it will not provide long-term protection from hepatitis B. For long-term protection you must receive a hepatitis B vaccine such as Engerix-B, Recombivax HB, or Twinrix. Hepatitis B immune globulin may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.o make sure hepatitis B immune globulin is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have: 1  an allergy to human immune globulins; 2  bleeding or blood clotting disorder such as hemophilia; or. 3  diabetes.