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Some people who are infected do not have symptoms. [1] The disease is spread between people by pinworm eggs. [1] The eggs initially occur around the anus and can survive for up to three weeks in the environment. [1] They may be swallowed following contamination of the hands, food, or other articles. [1]
A two milligram dose of fentanyl powder (on pencil tip) is a lethal amount for most people. [1] Drug overdose and intoxication are significant causes of accidental death and can also be used as a form of suicide. Death can occur from overdosing on a single or multiple drugs, or from combined drug intoxication (CDI) due to poly drug use.
An overdose can cause stupor, changes in pupil size, clammy skin, cyanosis, coma and respiratory failure leading to death. What is fentanyl? A look at the drug at the center of a recent major ...
Drug overdose deaths in the US per 100,000 people by state. [1] [2] A two milligram dose of fentanyl powder (on pencil tip) is a lethal amount for most people. [3] The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has data on drug overdose death rates and totals. Around 1,106,900 US residents died from drug overdoses from 1968 ...
A Facebook post warning about the dangers of the drug fentanyl makes a credible case about the danger it poses but overstates a key statistic.
A venomous spider bite (like this brown recluse bite) can cause a red or purplish rash radiating from the site of the bite. There are only a few species of spiders in the U.S. that can bite humans.
Fentanyl. 2 mg (white powder to the right) is a lethal dose in most people. [1] US penny is 19 mm (0.75 in) wide. A drug overdose (overdose or OD) is the ingestion or application of a drug or other substance in quantities much greater than are recommended. [2] [3] Typically the term is applied for cases when a risk to health is a potential ...
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