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Asthma-like symptoms were first recorded about 3,500 years ago in Egypt. The first manuscript specifically written about asthma was in the year 1190, describing a condition characterized by sudden breathlessness. The treatments listed in this manuscript include chicken soup, herbs, and sexual abstinence.
Pubic lice (crabs) are usually spread through sexual contact. You cannot catch them by using a public toilet.
The word drug comes from the Dutch word droog (meaning "dry"). For centuries, most drugs came from dried plants, hence the name.
Egg cells are about the size of a grain of sand. They are formed inside of a female's ovaries before she is even born.
Approximately 25% of all reported medication errors result from some kind of name confusion.