Acute bronchitis is an inflammation of the breathing tubes (bronchi), which causes increased mucus production and other changes. It is usually caused by bacteria or viruses, can be serious in people who have pulmonary or cardiac diseases, and can lead to pneumonia.
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The calories found in one piece of cherry cheesecake could light a 60-watt light bulb for 1.5 hours.
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Nitroglycerin is used to alleviate various heart-related conditions, and it is also the chief component of dynamite (but mixed in a solid clay base to stabilize it).
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Cutaneous mucormycosis is a rare fungal infection that has been fatal in at least 29% of cases, and in as many as 83% of cases, depending on the patient's health prior to infection. It has occurred often after natural disasters such as tornados, and early treatment is essential.
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The B-complex vitamins and vitamin C are not stored in the body and must be replaced each day.
Second-degree burn of the hand.
Heart
Desmosomes and gap junctions, as shown in heart muscle: Desmosome
Pacific Decadal Oscillation: Temperature in degree Celsius
Location of fetal heart tones for various fetal positions