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According to the FDA, adverse drug events harmed or killed approximately 1,200,000 people in the United States in the year 2015.
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.
The human body produces and destroys 15 million blood cells every second.
According to research, pregnant women tend to eat more if carrying a baby boy. Male fetuses may secrete a chemical that stimulates their mothers to step up her energy intake.
There are over 65,000 known species of protozoa. About 10,000 species are parasitic.