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Most fungi that pathogenically affect humans live in soil. If a person is not healthy, has an open wound, or is immunocompromised, a fungal infection can be very aggressive.
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Your skin wrinkles if you stay in the bathtub a long time because the outermost layer of skin (which consists of dead keratin) swells when it absorbs water. It is tightly attached to the skin below it, so it compensates for the increased area by wrinkling. This happens to the hands and feet because they have the thickest layer of dead keratin cells.
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When taking monoamine oxidase inhibitors, people should avoid a variety of foods, which include alcoholic beverages, bean curd, broad (fava) bean pods, cheese, fish, ginseng, protein extracts, meat, sauerkraut, shrimp paste, soups, and yeast.
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Blood in the urine can be a sign of a kidney stone, glomerulonephritis, or other kidney problems.
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After 5 years of being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, one every three patients will no longer be able to work.
Mechanisms of Active and Passive Immunity
Five Areas for listening to the heart
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Passive touch by holding the feet lightly.
The nurse conveys attentive listening through a posture of involvement
Embryonic development of shepherd’s purse (Capsella), a eudicot