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Tobacco depletes the body of vitamins A, C, and E, which can result in any of the following: dry hair, dry skin, dry eyes, poor growth, night blindness, abscesses, insomnia, fatigue, reproductive system problems, sinusitis, pneumonia, frequent respiratory problems, skin disorders, weight loss, rickets, osteomalacia, nervousness, muscle spasms, leg cramps, extremity numbness, bone malformations, decayed teeth, difficulty in walking, irritability, restlessness, profuse sweating, increased uric acid (gout), joint damage, damaged red blood cells, destruction of nerves, infertility, miscarriage, and many types of cancer.
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In the United States, congenital cytomegalovirus causes one child to become disabled almost every hour. CMV is the leading preventable viral cause of development disability in newborns. These disabilities include hearing or vision loss, and cerebral palsy.
The wildcat Felis silvestris is a close relative and possible ancestor of the domestic cat.
Hydrocephalus. The figure on the left is a child with the enlarged ventricles of hydrocephalus. The
(A) Figure illustrating the location and appearance of a peptic ulcer in both the stomach and the du
Diverticulosis. Figure illustrates external and internal appearance of diverticula.
Historian James Merrell notes several errors in Benjamin West’s famous 1771 painting, William Penn’s
Colossal Figure of Akhenaten