The chickenpox virus can cause a condition called shingles.

Each year in the United States, there are approximately six million pregnancies. This means that at any one time, about 4% of women in the United States are pregnant.

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For about 100 years, scientists thought that peptic ulcers were caused by stress, spicy food, and alcohol. Later, researchers added stomach acid to the list of causes and began treating ulcers with antacids. Now it is known that peptic ulcers are predominantly caused by Helicobacter pylori, a spiral-shaped bacterium that normally exist in the stomach.

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There are more sensory neurons in the tongue than in any other part of the body.

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Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.

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Astigmatism is the most common vision problem. It may accompany nearsightedness or farsightedness. It is usually caused by an irregularly shaped cornea, but sometimes it is the result of an irregularly shaped lens. Either type can be corrected by eyeglasses, contact lenses, or refractive surgery.

Lampreys (sometimes also called lamprey eels) are a family of jawless fish

Myopia (nearsightedness). In the uncorrected top figure, the image comes into focus in front of the

Photograph of the flea that transmits Yersinia pestis to cause bubonic plague, called the oriental r

Herniated disk. A herniated disk is a protrusion of the disk’s gelatinous center, called the nucleus

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Rubella rash in a young child. Rubella is also called 3-day measles or German measles.

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