Smallpox, Chickenpox . . . Monkeypox?
Medicine / Germs, Viruses, Microbes
This past summer a few people in the midwest came down with monkeypox, a viral disease related to smallpox but less infectious and a lot less deadly to humans. Oddly they all seem to have caught the d continue reading this fact
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When and Why is Blood Typing Done?
Medicine / Human Body
Fans of the popular television show ER know how important blood type is in an emergency. 'Start the O-neg,' shouts Doctor Green, and the team swings into action. Green calls for type O, Rh-negative bl continue reading this fact
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When Motherhood Means More than One
Medicine / Human Body
These days, twins, triplets, and other multiple births are becoming more common, but how do they happen? Fraternal twins (or triplets, quadruplets, or more) develop when two or more eggs are fertilize continue reading this fact
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