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In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.
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Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system destroys its own healthy tissues. When this occurs, white blood cells cannot distinguish between pathogens and normal cells.
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About 80% of major fungal systemic infections are due to Candida albicans. Another form, Candida peritonitis, occurs most often in postoperative patients. A rare disease, Candida meningitis, may follow leukemia, kidney transplant, other immunosuppressed factors, or when suffering from Candida septicemia.
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The average adult has about 21 square feet of skin.
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There are 20 feet of blood vessels in each square inch of human skin.