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Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in every adult human.
There are over 65,000 known species of protozoa. About 10,000 species are parasitic.
Walt Disney helped combat malaria by making an animated film in 1943 called The Winged Scourge. This short film starred the seven dwarfs and taught children that mosquitos transmit malaria, which is a very bad disease. It advocated the killing of mosquitos to stop the disease.
Cutaneous mucormycosis is a rare fungal infection that has been fatal in at least 29% of cases, and in as many as 83% of cases, depending on the patient's health prior to infection. It has occurred often after natural disasters such as tornados, and early treatment is essential.