Most fungi that pathogenically affect humans live in soil. If a person is not healthy, has an open wound, or is immunocompromised, a fungal infection can be very aggressive.
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There are over 65,000 known species of protozoa. About 10,000 species are parasitic.
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Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.
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The largest baby ever born weighed more than 23 pounds but died just 11 hours after his birth in 1879. The largest surviving baby was born in October 2009 in Sumatra, Indonesia, and weighed an astounding 19.2 pounds at birth.
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Everyone has one nostril that is larger than the other.
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The two major categories of postsynaptic receptors.