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The word drug comes from the Dutch word droog (meaning "dry"). For centuries, most drugs came from dried plants, hence the name.
Cyanide works by making the human body unable to use oxygen.
Pubic lice (crabs) are usually spread through sexual contact. You cannot catch them by using a public toilet.
Human stomach acid is strong enough to dissolve small pieces of metal such as razor blades or staples.
Chronic necrotizing aspergillosis has a slowly progressive process that, unlike invasive aspergillosis, does not spread to other organ systems or the blood vessels. It most often affects middle-aged and elderly individuals, spreading to surrounding tissue in the lungs. The disease often does not respond to conventionally successful treatments, and requires individualized therapies in order to keep it from becoming life-threatening.