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About 60% of newborn infants in the United States are jaundiced; that is, they look yellow. Kernicterus is a form of brain damage caused by excessive jaundice. When babies begin to be affected by excessive jaundice and begin to have brain damage, they become excessively lethargic.
More than 50% of American adults have oral herpes, which is commonly known as "cold sores" or "fever blisters." The herpes virus can be active on the skin surface without showing any signs or causing any symptoms.
Earwax has antimicrobial properties that reduce the viability of bacteria and fungus in the human ear.
Women are 50% to 75% more likely than men to experience an adverse drug reaction.
Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.