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As many as 20% of Americans have been infected by the fungus known as Histoplasmosis. While most people are asymptomatic or only have slight symptoms, infection can progress to a rapid and potentially fatal superinfection.
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Patients who cannot swallow may receive nutrition via a parenteral route—usually, a catheter is inserted through the chest into a large vein going into the heart.
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In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.
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The ratio of hydrogen atoms to oxygen in water (H2O) is 2:1.
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More than nineteen million Americans carry the factor V gene that causes blood clots, pulmonary embolism, and heart disease.