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Malaria mortality rates are falling. Increased malaria prevention and control measures have greatly improved these rates. Since 2000, malaria mortality rates have fallen globally by 60% among all age groups, and by 65% among children under age 5.
IgA antibodies protect body surfaces exposed to outside foreign substances. IgG antibodies are found in all body fluids. IgM antibodies are the first type of antibody made in response to an infection. IgE antibody levels are often high in people with allergies. IgD antibodies are found in tissues lining the abdomen and chest.
The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
Bacteria have flourished on the earth for over three billion years. They were the first life forms on the planet.
Pubic lice (crabs) are usually spread through sexual contact. You cannot catch them by using a public toilet.