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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Medication errors are three times higher among children and infants than with adults.
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Persons who overdose with cardiac glycosides have a better chance of overall survival if they can survive the first 24 hours after the overdose.
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When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.
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For pediatric patients, intravenous fluids are the most commonly cited products involved in medication errors that are reported to the USP.
A variety of reptiles.
Captive breeding programs.
South African zoologist Kevin Richardson with captive spotted hyenas
Three different patterns of temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD) in reptiles