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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.
Parkinson's disease is both chronic and progressive. This means that it persists over a long period of time and that its symptoms grow worse over time.
Malaria mortality rates are falling. Increased malaria prevention and control measures have greatly improved these rates. Since 2000, malaria mortality rates have fallen globally by 60% among all age groups, and by 65% among children under age 5.
Pubic lice (crabs) are usually spread through sexual contact. You cannot catch them by using a public toilet.
For pediatric patients, intravenous fluids are the most commonly cited products involved in medication errors that are reported to the USP.