Adults are resistant to the bacterium that causes Botulism. These bacteria thrive in honey – therefore, honey should never be given to infants since their immune systems are not yet resistant.
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Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system destroys its own healthy tissues. When this occurs, white blood cells cannot distinguish between pathogens and normal cells.
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The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
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There are over 65,000 known species of protozoa. About 10,000 species are parasitic.
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Medication errors are three times higher among children and infants than with adults.
The Australian painted lady feeding on a flowering shrub
Breast implant.
Nurse administering enteral nutrition through a feeding tube.
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