The first war in which wide-scale use of anesthetics occurred was the Civil War, and 80% of all wounds were in the extremities.
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Giardia is one of the most common intestinal parasites worldwide, and infects up to 20% of the world population, mostly in poorer countries with inadequate sanitation. Infections are most common in children, though chronic Giardia is more common in adults.
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Elderly adults are living longer, and causes of death are shifting. At the same time, autopsy rates are at or near their lowest in history.
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Egg cells are about the size of a grain of sand. They are formed inside of a female's ovaries before she is even born.
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The average human gut is home to perhaps 500 to 1,000 different species of bacteria.
Johannes Vermeer, Woman Holding a Balance.
The Concept of Water Balance
Created Equal: A Social and Political History of the United States, Brief Edition