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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.
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In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
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Approximately 500,000 babies are born each year in the United States to teenage mothers.
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Ether was used widely for surgeries but became less popular because of its flammability and its tendency to cause vomiting. In England, it was quickly replaced by chloroform, but this agent caused many deaths and lost popularity.
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The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.