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Stevens-Johnson syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis syndrome are life-threatening reactions that can result in death. Complications include permanent blindness, dry-eye syndrome, lung damage, photophobia, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, permanent loss of nail beds, scarring of mucous membranes, arthritis, and chronic fatigue syndrome. Many patients' pores scar shut, causing them to retain heat.
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There are over 65,000 known species of protozoa. About 10,000 species are parasitic.
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The most dangerous mercury compound, dimethyl mercury, is so toxic that even a few microliters spilled on the skin can cause death. Mercury has been shown to accumulate in higher amounts in the following types of fish than other types: swordfish, shark, mackerel, tilefish, crab, and tuna.
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The eye muscles are the most active muscles in the whole body. The external muscles that move the eyes are the strongest muscles in the human body for the job they have to do. They are 100 times more powerful than they need to be.
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The average human gut is home to perhaps 500 to 1,000 different species of bacteria.
Glioma. (a) Illustration of a large glioma (colored area) within the left cerebral hemisphere in a s
Physical and Perceptual Dimensions of Sound Waves
Testing hearing acuity using a tuning fork.
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Infants and Children Prenatal Through Middle Childhood — 7e
Frontal section showing location of auditory ossicles in the middle ear