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  2. Infectious mononucleosis - Wikipedia

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    Infectious mononucleosis (IM, mono), also known as glandular fever, is an infection usually caused by the Epstein–Barr virus (EBV). [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Most people are infected by the virus as children, when the disease produces few or no symptoms. [ 2 ]

  3. List of herbs with known adverse effects - Wikipedia

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    Toxic to cardio and central nervous systems, gastrointestinal bleeding [3] Ephedra: ma huang: Ephedra sinica: Agitation and palpitations, [3] "hypertension, irregular heart rate, insomnia, nervousness, tremors and seizures, paranoid psychosis, heart attacks, strokes, and death", [1] [15] kidney stones [15] Flavonoids (contained in many ...

  4. List of highly toxic gases - Wikipedia

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    Many gases have toxic properties, which are often assessed using the LC 50 (median lethal concentration) measure. In the United States, many of these gases have been assigned an NFPA 704 health rating of 4 (may be fatal) or 3 (may cause serious or permanent injury), and/or exposure limits (TLV, TWA/PEL, STEL, or REL) determined by the ACGIH professional association.

  5. Ethylene glycol poisoning - Wikipedia

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    Ethylene glycol has been shown to be toxic to humans [16] and is also toxic to domestic pets such as cats and dogs. A toxic dose requiring medical treatment varies but is considered more than 0.1 mL per kg body weight (mL/kg) of pure substance. That is roughly 16 mL of 50% ethylene glycol for an 80 kg adult and 4 mL for a 20 kg child.

  6. Carbon monoxide poisoning - Wikipedia

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    In caves carbon monoxide can build up in enclosed chambers due to the presence of decomposing organic matter. [87] In coal mines incomplete combustion may occur during explosions resulting in the production of afterdamp. The gas is up to 3% CO and may be fatal after just a single breath. [75]

  7. Bird flu is highly lethal to some animals, but not to others ...

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    Those viruses became deadly human contagions and spread in animals and people. ... Perhaps people have some level of immunity, due to past exposure to other forms of flu or to vaccinations, Richt ...

  8. Zoonosis - Wikipedia

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    A zoonosis (/ z oʊ ˈ ɒ n ə s ɪ s, ˌ z oʊ ə ˈ n oʊ s ɪ s / ⓘ; [1] pl.: zoonoses) or zoonotic disease is an infectious disease of humans caused by a pathogen (an infectious agent, such as a bacterium, virus, parasite, or prion) that can jump from a non-human vertebrate to a human. When humans infect non-humans, it is called reverse ...

  9. Giant chicken frog faces extinction due to a deadly amphibian ...

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    The population of the mountain chicken frog, once abundant in the Caribbean, has dropped by over 99% in 20 years due to a deadly fungal disease.