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About 80% of major fungal systemic infections are due to Candida albicans. Another form, Candida peritonitis, occurs most often in postoperative patients. A rare disease, Candida meningitis, may follow leukemia, kidney transplant, other immunosuppressed factors, or when suffering from Candida septicemia.
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Amoebae are the simplest type of protozoans, and are characterized by a feeding and dividing trophozoite stage that moves by temporary extensions called pseudopodia or false feet.
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The immune system needs 9.5 hours of sleep in total darkness to recharge completely.
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The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
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When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.