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#18

Cold sores can cause inflammation of your brain. It’s called herpetic encephalitis and is likely to cause permanent brain damage even with treatment. It can also be caused by shingles, so getting the shingles vaccine is more important than you think.

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#19

Oxygen poisoning is a thing. Too much O2 in your body can kill you. 

But don’t worry, you won’t die from breathing too hard. It’s mostly an issue for divers and other people who breathe pressurized breathing gases.

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#20

There is no cure for rabies unless you catch it immediately and get injections. Once symptoms show it is too late and the person will die .

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#21

Everyone who’s had to deal with a brand new baby’s had to deal with it, but a baby’s first poop (meconium) is very thick and sticky and hard to wipe off. What most people don’t know is what it’s made of.

Around halfway through a pregnancy, a fetus develops hair called lanugo all over their body. They shed most to all of it before they’re full term. That hair is shed directly into the amniotic fluid, which is then ingested by the fetus, and (hopefully) stays in their intestines until birth or right after.

So, basically, fetuses eat their own hair, and since amniotic fluid is swallowed and excreted, you could say they’re swimming in their own pee.

Also, chainsaws were invented for childbirth.

#22

Can I give two? They’re disturbing to me.

1)The prevalence of middle ear infections in children from 0-6 y/o.

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