[Disease fact 1] Matches used to be made with toxic white phosphorus. It was so toxic that workers often contracted "Phossy Jaw," causing their face to rot away and their bones to literally glow in the dark.
[Disease fact 2] The SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) virus is so infectious that a single man in Hong Kong infected 183 people in 8 apartment buildings with one horrific bowel movement, causing a plume of aerosolized feces to circulate through the ventilation system and outside through the wind.
[Disease fact 3] The common cold leads to almost $10 billion in doctor's visits and drugs per year. It is also responsible for almost 315 million sick days from school and work, costing over $20 billion and accounting for 40% of time lost from work.
[Disease fact 4] Alzheimer's disease does not affect emotional memory as strongly as informational memory. As a result, Alzheimer's patient's given bad news will quickly forget the news, but will remain sad and have no idea why.
[Disease fact 5] Having an ancestor that caught the plague and survived could result in their descendants being immune to the HIV virus.
[Disease fact 6] We use the word cancer as a medical diagnosis because Hippocrates thought the tumors looked like crabs.
[Disease fact 7] In 1850s British explorer, Sir Richard Burton called Somalis superstitious for believing mosquitos caused malaria.
[Disease fact 8] There is a service called "Cleaning for a Reason" in the U.S. and Canada that cleans the houses of women with cancer for free so they can focus on their health.
[Disease fact 9] Cats have almost twice the amount of neurons as dogs and can be allergic to humans.
[Disease fact 10] Porphyria is a collection of diseases where symptoms include severe sun sensitivity, prominent canine teeth, and peculiar behaviors which are thought to be the basis of the vampire legends – especially as these symptoms are worsened by garlic.
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