The CBC test assesses your red blood cells (blood-forming cells), white blood cells (infection-fighting cells), and platelets (clot-forming cells). MPV (which stands for mean platelet volume) is a measure of the average size of platelets, which are cells that help your blood clot.
With a bulbous head and 50 rows of tiny teeth, the 66th megamouth shark ever seen in the world washed ashore on Wednesday morning in Pio Duran, Albay, the Philippines, according to Marine Wildlife Watch of the Philippines (some say this is only the 60th confirmed sighting).
Did you know that a giant man-eating saltwater crocodileâway bigger than Lolongâwas killed in the Philippines two centuries ago? In 1823, a huge saltwater crocodile was killed near the town of Jalajala in Laguna de Bay. It measured 27 feet from the tip of its snout to the end of its tail.