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Over time, chronic hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infections can progress to advanced liver disease, liver failure, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Unlike other forms, more than 80% of hepatitis C infections become chronic and lead to liver disease. When combined with hepatitis B, hepatitis C now accounts for 75% percent of all cases of liver disease around the world. Liver failure caused by hepatitis C is now leading cause of liver transplants in the United States.
Atropine was named after the Greek goddess Atropos, the oldest and ugliest of the three sisters known as the Fates, who controlled the destiny of men.
When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.
The people with the highest levels of LDL are Mexican American males and non-Hispanic black females.
Malaria was not eliminated in the United States until 1951. The term eliminated means that no new cases arise in a country for 3 years.