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Cancer has been around as long as humankind, but only in the second half of the twentieth century did the number of cancer cases explode.
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.
The average adult has about 21 square feet of skin.
Vampire bats have a natural anticoagulant in their saliva that permits continuous bleeding after they painlessly open a wound with their incisors. This capillary blood does not cause any significant blood loss to their victims.
In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.