In 1835 it was discovered that a disease of silkworms known as muscardine could be transferred from one silkworm to another, and was caused by a fungus.
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Hyperthyroidism leads to an increased rate of metabolism and affects about 1% of women but only 0.1% of men. For most people, this increased metabolic rate causes the thyroid gland to become enlarged (known as a goiter).
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Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
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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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Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%
Examples of modified aboveground roots.
A football game, in 1879, pits Yale against Princeton. The field was not lined or bounded, and play
Examples of Sleep Disorders
Two examples of diffusion.
High school science classes are required to use deductive logic